VOL. XL

No. 42

20-October-1997

FSU

Shell Says Turkmenistan To Turkey Gas Pipeline Discussions Only Getting Started,While US Denies Giving "Greenish" Light To Trans-Iran Exports

A spokesman for Shell said on 12 October that the company has not held talks with Iranabout the proposed construction of a huge gas pipeline that would carry natural gas fromTurkmenistan to Turkey and on to European markets. Speaking in Amsterdam, the spokesmansaid discussions with Turkmenistan and Turkey were taking...