VOL. XLIII

No. 17

24-April-2000

CASPIAN

Russia Moves Ahead With Caspian Petroleum Projects

As the US and Russia continue to jockey for position in central Asia, a number of recent developments suggest that the Russians may be pulling ahead perhaps decisively in the race to determine the future deployment of the energy resources in and around the Caspian Sea:

  • Since the turn of the year it has become clear that the Russian-backed Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is making serious headway on the...