VOL. XLIII

No. 07

14-February-2000

CASPIAN

Russia Reports Progress On Chechen Bypass Pipeline

Russian Deputy Fuel and Energy Minister Vladimir Stanev said on 7 February that Russia has constructed 147 kms of the Chechen bypass pipeline, adding that the 312-km line should be finished in six weeks. Work on the pipeline, undertaken in order to bypass the rebellious republic of Chechenya, began last October (MEES, 17 January). Its completion will enable uninterrupted shipments of crude oil through...