Russian incursions into the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia are heightening energy transportation concerns for the region. The only two major oil pipelines that link the Caspian Sea to the Black and Mediterranean Seas without crossing Russian soil pass through the embattled nation.
Russian incursions into the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia are heightening energy transportation concerns for the region. The only two major oil pipelines that link the Caspian Sea to the Black and Mediterranean Seas without crossing Russian soil pass through the embattled nation.
Russian incursions into the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia are heightening energy transportation concerns for the region. The only two major oil pipelines that link the Caspian Sea to the Black and Mediterranean Seas without crossing Russian soil pass through the embattled nation.
Russian incursions into the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of
Georgia are heightening energy transportation concerns for the region. The only two major oil pipelines that link the Caspian Sea to the Black and Mediterranean Seas without crossing Russian soil pass through the embattled nation. Oil pipelines Natural gas pipelines South KAZAK. Black Sea Ossetia RUSSIA Abkhazia Caspian Sea GEORGIA Baku-Supsa Pipeline Supsa Tbilisi Capable of pumping 145 thousand barrels-a-day Baku ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN Erzurum Baku-Tbilisi- AZER. Baku-Tbilisi- Erzurum Pipeline Ceyhan Pipeline Pumps natural gas Capable of pumping to Turkey. 1 million barrels-a-day. IRAN TURKEY Ceyhan Mediterranean Sea SYRIA IRAQ 100 miles Source: CIA
Russian Military Actions Raise Energy Concerns
Russian incursions into the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia are heightening energy transportation concerns for the region. The only two major oil pipelines that link the Caspian Sea to the Black and Mediterranean Seas without crossing Russian soil pass through the embattled nation. Oil pipelines Natural gas pipelines South KAZAK. Black Sea Ossetia RUSSIA Abkhazia Caspian Sea GEORGIA Baku-Supsa Pipeline Supsa Tbilisi Capable of pumping 145 thousand barrels-a-day Baku ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN Erzurum Baku-Tbilisi- AZER. Baku-Tbilisi- Erzurum Pipeline Ceyhan Pipeline Pumps natural gas Capable of pumping to Turkey. 1 million barrels-a-day. IRAN TURKEY Ceyhan Mediterranean Sea SYRIA IRAQ 100 miles Source: CIA