Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LII
No 16
20-Apr-2009
CASPIAN
Gas Pipeline Blast Heightens Turkmen-Russian Tensions
An explosion on 9 April on the Davetbat-Dariyalyk gas pipeline line in Turkmenistan, part of the Soviet-era CAC-4 (Central Asia-Centre) trunkline connecting Turkmenistan with Russia via Kazakhstan, has heightened tensions over gas policy between Ashgabat and Moscow. Turkmen state gas company Turkmengaz said that the blast resulted from a decision by Russias Gazprom to unilaterally...
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