VOL. XLII

No 47

22-November-1999

FSU

CPC Marks Start Of Construction In Southern Russia, ProjectReported Well Underway

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) inauguratedconstruction of its first crude oil pipelines across southern Russia with aribbon-cutting ceremony on 17 November in Krasnodar Krai, while work begansimultaneously in Stavropol Krai. The pipeline will run from western Kazakstanthrough the Russian regions of Krasnodar, Stavropol, Kalmykia and Astrakan toRussiaç—´ Black Sea port of...