Turkmenistan: Bush Brother Prospecting for Deals in Ashgabat

Neil Mallon Bush, ex-US president George W. Bush's brother, is helping a US oil company prospect for business in Turkmenistan.

Neil Mallon Bush and Mark Allen Bush, the chief executive officer at South Oil, a Houston, Texas, based firm, met with the Turkmen head of state to exchange "views on prospects for and potential of bilateral cooperation, especially in the fuel and energy sector," television channel Altyn Asyr reported on February 24.

According to South Oil's company website, "South Oil leverages its core competence to recognize undervalued assets and untapped resources, which can be leveraged to accelerate the property's income curve."