Energy in the Caspian Region

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Amy Myers Jaffe, Edward Djerejian

      Pages 1-9

3. Breaking New Ground: The Caspian Region in the 21st Century

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Geological Basins and Oil and Gas Reserves of the Greater Caspian Region

      • Andrei V. Belopolsky, Manik Talwani

      Pages 13-33

   3. Confronting Independence: Political Overview

      • Martha Brill Olcott

      Pages 34-57

   4. Economies and Energy

      • Yelena Kalyuzhnova

      Pages 58-85

   5. Islam and Energy Security

      • Mehrdad Haghayeghi, Fred R. von der Mehden

      Pages 86-105

4. Reaching a World Market: Pipelines, Transit Routes and Processing Plants

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. The Economics of Pipeline Routes: The Conundrum of Oil Exports from the Caspian Basin

      • Ronald Soligo, Amy Myers Jaffe

      Pages 109-132

   3. Domestic Use of Energy: Oil Refineries and Gas Processing

      • Andrei Kalyuzhnov, Julian Lee, Julia Nanay

      Pages 133-168

   4. Convergent Economies: Implications for World Energy Use

      • Patrik T. Hultberg, Robin C. Sickles

      Pages 169-191

5. National Interests in the Caspian Basin

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193

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   2. Russia’s National Interests in the Caspian Region

      • Michael Margelov

      Pages 195-211

   3. US National Interests: Getting Beyond the Hype

      • Joe Barnes

      Pages 212-233

   4. Turkish National Interests

      • Gareth M. Winrow

      Pages 234-250

6. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

      • Dov Lynch

      Pages 251-259

7. Back Matter

   Pages 260-266

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The energy reserves of the Caspian Region have been hailed as the new 'Middle East'. This book offers a thorough assessment of its energy resources and the nature of the international politics that surround them. This volume presents a unique study of the various dimensions of Caspian energy, ranging from the geopolitical to the economic, technical, religious and political.

• energy
• Export
• Oil and Gas
• petroleum

• The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, The University of Reading, UK

  Yelena Kalyuzhnova

• James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, USA

  Amy Myers Jaffe

• King’s College London, UK

  Dov Lynch

• Rice University, USA

  Robin C. Sickles

JAMES A. BAKER III Honorary Chairman, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University JOE BARNES Research Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University ANDREI BELOPOLSKY Geophysicist, BP America Inc, Deep Water Gulf EDWARD P. DJEREJIAN Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University MEHRDAD HAGHAYEGHI Associate Professor of Political Science, Southwest Missouri State University PATRIK T. HULTBERG Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming ANDREI KALYUZHNOVA Medical Engineer and Consultant, London UK JULIAN LEE Senior Energy Analyst, London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) MIKHAIL MARGELOV Member from Pskov of the Council of Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation FRED R. VON DER MEHDEN Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Rice University JULIA NANAY Director, Petroleum Finance Company, Washington DC MARTHA BRILL OLCOTT Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC RONALD SOLIGO Professor of Economics, Rice University MANIK TALWANI Schlumberger Professor of Geophysics, Rice University GARETH WINROW Professor, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University

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