Williams, P. A.Tekin, A.2016-02-082016-02-0820080026-3141http://hdl.handle.net/11693/23105Many 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.EnglishEnergy marketEnergy planningExportGas pipelineHydrocarbon resourceNatural gasWarAsiaCaspian BasinEurasiaIraqMiddle EastNorth AmericaTurkeyUnited StatesArticle10.3751/62.3.11