VOL. XLI

No. 47

23-November-1998

FSU

Trans-Caspian Pipelines: West And East

The US energy company Enron has informed the government of Turkmenistanthat construction of a trans-Caspian Sea natural gas pipeline would cost around $2.5bn andtake between two to three years to build, according to a preliminary estimate released byEnron on 19 November. Enron is one of several western companies commissioned byTurkmenistan to investigate possible export routes for its huge reserves of natural gas.The...