Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 6

9-Feb-2009

CASPIAN

Russia Moves To Tap Central Asian Gas For Europe

Moscow is pushing a revised gas exports strategy that would involve tapping Central Asian resources for European consumption, despite continuing attempts by some EU members to blame Russia for the recent gas crisis with Ukraine. At a meeting in Almaty last week, senior executives from Russias Gazprom, Kazakh state firm KazMunaiGaz (KMG) and the Turkmen government debated a proposal by...