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Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - September 8, 2008

By SRI ⋅ September 8, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Central Asia: Russia and United States intensify energy competition
(EurasiaNet) - A three-sided diplomatic scrum is intensifying in Central Asia, as US, Russian and Chinese officials are stepping up efforts to wring energy-export deals from regional leaders.

Nabucco backers remain composed
(Financial Times) - The backers of the Nabucco pipeline, an ambitious 3,300km scheme to ship gas from central Asia to Europe, remain confident the project is on track, in spite of the conflict between Russia and Georgia.

Cheney expresses US interest in Caspian region
(Oil and Gas Journal) - US Vice-President Dick Cheney met with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and later said that the US has a “deep and abiding interest” in the Caspian region’s stability and security.

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