VOL. XLIII

No. 12

20-March-2000

CASPIAN

Turkmenistan Seeks $42 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters For New Russian Deal

Turkmenistan is seeking a price of $42 per 1,000 cu ms for a new gas supply deal it is negotiating with Russia. Last month Russias Gazprom proposed buying 50BCM/year from Turkmenistan over a 30-year period (MEES, 28 February). Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov said on state television on 15 March that Ashgabat had originally requested a price of $45 per 1,000 cu ms. The first round of...