Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 22

31-May-2010

CASPIAN

Turkmenistan To Build East-West Gas Pipeline Without Outside Help

Turkmenistans President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was quoted on 22 May by government newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan as saying that state firm Turkmengaz will shortly start the construction of a new East-West gas trunk pipeline relying on our own resources. The new gas pipeline will connect the countrys eastern region, where the largest gas reserves are concentrated,...