The Caspian: Politics, Energy and SecurityShirin Akiner The Caspian redefines a Caspian debate long characterized by one-sided and politically motivated analyses and, at times, fantastic reporting. Bringing together a range of influential voices from academia, the media, the oil industry, civil service, the military and diplomatic corps, this book rewrites the region's recent history. |
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... Western perspectives on Soviet Asia Will Myer AZERI WOMENIN TRANSITION Women in Soviet and postSoviet Azerbaijan Farideh Heyat THE POSTSOVIET DECLINE OF CENTRAL ASIA Sustainable development andcomprehensive capital Eric Sievers ...
... Western perspectives on Soviet Asia Will Myer AZERI WOMENIN TRANSITION Women in Soviet and postSoviet Azerbaijan Farideh Heyat THE POSTSOVIET DECLINE OF CENTRAL ASIA Sustainable development andcomprehensive capital Eric Sievers ...
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... Western Europe, the Caspian regionwas little known territory. This changed inthe late nineteenth century, when a commercial oil industry developed in and around Baku. From antiquity,thearea hadbeen famousforitsoil and gas deposits. In ...
... Western Europe, the Caspian regionwas little known territory. This changed inthe late nineteenth century, when a commercial oil industry developed in and around Baku. From antiquity,thearea hadbeen famousforitsoil and gas deposits. In ...
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... western Kazakhstan. Itwas not, however, commerciallyviable atthat time. The Dossor oilfield, tothe eastofAtyrau, was discovered in 1911. This, with reservesof 7milliontonnes, was morepromising. Later, while the regionwas still under ...
... western Kazakhstan. Itwas not, however, commerciallyviable atthat time. The Dossor oilfield, tothe eastofAtyrau, was discovered in 1911. This, with reservesof 7milliontonnes, was morepromising. Later, while the regionwas still under ...
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... western Kazakhstan. LikeTengiz,it hadbeen discovered in 1979,but not fully developedduringthe Soviet period.In 1992,BG(British Gas) and Eni(Italy)were awarded exclusive rights to negotiatea contract forthe rehabilitation and development ...
... western Kazakhstan. LikeTengiz,it hadbeen discovered in 1979,but not fully developedduringthe Soviet period.In 1992,BG(British Gas) and Eni(Italy)were awarded exclusive rights to negotiatea contract forthe rehabilitation and development ...
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... western Turkmenistan (the Garashsyzlyk oilfield, however, was not included inthe contract). Thedealsof the earlypostSoviet era firedpopular imagination in the regionand abroad.By themid1990s, fabulous estimatesof the hydrocarbon wealth ...
... western Turkmenistan (the Garashsyzlyk oilfield, however, was not included inthe contract). Thedealsof the earlypostSoviet era firedpopular imagination in the regionand abroad.By themid1990s, fabulous estimatesof the hydrocarbon wealth ...
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