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FEBRUARY-MARCH, 2002
Multinationals Pushing Oil Projects Despite Instability,
Corruption
Nikola Krastev: 3/31/02 A EurasiaNet Partner Post from RFE/RL
A conference this week organized by the Asia Society, a nonprofit
organization in New York, focused on Central Asia and the
Caucasus as the most attractive regions for new energy projects
despite widespread instability and corruption. While Saudi
Arabia continues to be the world's largest oil producer at
some 22 million barrels of oil per day, a Deutsche Bank survey
presented at the conference shows that oil export growth in
the years 2000 to 2005 will be led by Russia and Kazakhstan.
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Kazakh Investigation: The Elephant in the Living Room
Michael C. Ruppert: 3/26/02 A EurasiaNet Partner Post from
From the Wilderness Publications
Attorney General John Ashcroft's prompt and public recusal
from the Enron investigation because of a conflict of interest
arising from Enron's donations to his 2000 Senate race has
not been matched by a similar recusal in the case of federal
grand juries in New York and Washington investigating two
additional Ashcroft donors, ExxonMobil and BP Amoco. This,
even though ExxonMobil gave more money to Ashcroft's campaign
than Enron did.
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Caspian Pipeline Construction Efforts Move Forward
Ariel Cohen: 3/22/02
Efforts to build Caspian Basin export routes are continuing,
even as the littoral states wrangle over control of the region's
abundant natural resources. A major priority for the United
States is the construction of a pipeline from Azerbaijan,
via Georgia, to Turkey - known colloquially as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
route. Zeki Cakan, Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources, visited Washington in mid March to firm up the
US government's commitment to pipeline construction.
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Caspian Pipeline Powers Kazakhstan's Oil Export
Mark Berniker: 2/25/02
Kazakhstan's energy sector is riding a virtuous cycle. Several
joint ventures, especially the successful launch of a Caspian
export pipeline, are fueling the development of oil fields
and spurring foreign direct investment.
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Ernst & Young wins tender for auditing State Oil Fund
of Azerbaijan
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announcement
IMF Approves US$10 Million Tranche Under PRGF Loan to
the Azerbaijan Republic
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