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Azeri/Turkmens Dispute Derails TCGP Negotiations

A new dispute over the Serdar/Kyapaz field that straddles the disputed offshore boundary between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan has halted progress on the proposed Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP). Reports that an Azeri patrol boat had fired at a Turkmen exploration vessel that was undertaking a seismic survey over part of the disputed field has sparked a diplomatic stand-off. On 18 June the Turkmen...