The Caspian Basin Oil and Its Impact on Eurasian Power Games
Spot Survey
No.14
Title page, Content, etc. (348KB)
Preface (484KB) / Manabu Shimizu
Chapter I
Renewed International Attention on Caspian Energy Resources (774KB) / Manabu Shimizu
2. The History of Caspian Oil and Gas Development
3. Impacts of the Energy Resource Development in the Caspian Sea
4. The Caspian Oil Fields and U.S. Sanctions against Iran
Chapter II
Basic Characteristics of the Caspian Sea Region (1.41MB) / Valentin M. Yakushik
2. Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and Related Contemporary Political and Legal Disputes
3. Oil and Gas Reserves, Production, Local Consumption and system of Transportation in the Caspian Sea Region
4. Activities of Companies in the Caspian Sea Region (Major projects)
Chapter III
Routes of Pipelines and Emerging Regional Relations in the Caspian Sea Region (877KB) / Valentin M. Yakushik
2. The Major Actors in Gas and Oil-related Politics in the Caspian Sea Region
3. Conclusions
Chapter IV
Pipeline Projects and the Present Situation of the Caucasus (853KB) / Manabu Shimizu
2. Azerbaijan
3. The Azerbaijan-Armenia Feud
4. Georgia and Ethnic Minority Questions
Chapter V
Sidestepping Iran (416KB) / Manabu Shimizu
2. The Turkish Route
3. The China Factor
4. Iran’s Defiance
Chapter VI
Ukraine's Status and Role with Reference to Oil and Gas in Central Asia (456KB) / Manabu Shimizu
2. Ukraine’s Relationship with Russia and Its Pursuit of Autonomous Diplomacy
3. The Impacts of the American Containment of Iran on Ukraine