The Iraq war, Turkey, and renewed caspian energy prospects
Author
Williams, P. A.
Tekin, A.
Date
2008Source Title
Middle East Journal
Print ISSN
0026-3141
Publisher
Middle East Institute
Volume
62
Issue
3
Pages
383 - 397
Language
English
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Many have linked the US-led invasion of Iraq to its oil resources, leading some observers to question Caspian energy prospects. This article analyzes how the Iraqi occupation and Caspian oil prospects have been inter-linked, via the evolution of American and Turkish assessments of Iraq and the Caspian region. It shows that, contrary to initial expectations, the occupation of Iraq bolstered the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project as well as a number of other increasingly significant natural gas export pipelines.
Keywords
Energy marketEnergy planning
Export
Gas pipeline
Hydrocarbon resource
Natural gas
War
Asia
Caspian Basin
Eurasia
Iraq
Middle East
North America
Turkey
United States