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Russia takes control of Turkmen (world?) gas

Posted by seumasach on July 29, 2008

 

 

By M K Bhadrakumar 

Asia Times

30th July

From the details coming out of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan and Moscow over the weekend, it is apparent that the great game over Caspian energy has taken a dramatic turn. In the geopolitics of energy security, nothing like this has happened before. The United States has suffered a huge defeat in the race for Caspian gas. The question now is how much longer Washington could afford to keep Iran out of the energy market. 

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