Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 24

15-Jun-2009

CASPIAN/TURKEY

Turkey Reiterates Call For 15% Of Azeri Nabucco Gas

Turkey has reiterated its call for 15% of Azeri gas to be carried to Europe via the proposed Nabucco pipeline, despite claims by senior EU officials that Ankara had dropped its demand following the recent southern gas corridor strategy meeting (MEES, 18 May). Turkish Minister of Energy Taner Yildiz, told a conference in Baku on 4 June that We havent given up on the demand to...