Ad
Gas from the Caspian region has until now been a Russian monopoly (Photo: lib.utexas.edu)

Russia frets over EU plans to link up Caspian gas fields

Moscow expressed its "disappointment" on Tuesday (13 September) over EU plans to build a Trans-Caspian pipeline connecting large Turkmen gas reserves to Azerbaijan, offering an alternative to the Russian monopoly on gas transports from that region.

The Trans-Caspian pipe would allow gas-rich Turkmenistan to join Azerbaijan in exporting directly to Europe via Nabucco, a planned 1200-km pipeline crossing Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary.

Talks on this EU pet project have stall...

To read this story, log in or subscribe

Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.

Already a member? Login
Gas from the Caspian region has until now been a Russian monopoly (Photo: lib.utexas.edu)

Tags

Ad

Related articles

Ad
Ad