Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan May Study New Trans-Caspian Pipeline

摘要

Mention of construction of a trans-Caspian pipeline, be it to carry oil or gas, is likely to rile both Russia and Iran, the two Caspian littoral states that have objected to any subsea pipelines on environmental grounds and have the most to lose in terms of economic leverage, transit tariffs, and political influence over east Caspian producers in any direct pipeline link across the sea.