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The Caspian Pipeline This summer, a 1,000-mile pipeline is set to begin pumping oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. Ivan Watson tours the length of the pipeline and gauges the $4 billion project's economic and political impact on the region.
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The Caspian Pipeline

A new oil pipeline is expected to have economic, political impact on the countries along its route.

Pipeline Faces Delays, Complaints in Turkey

Turkey hosts the longest stretch of a new transnational pipeline that will carry oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. Construction is nearly a year behind schedule and financial disagreements over the project may cause further delays.

Pipeline Faces Delays, Complaints in Turkey

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Georgia Hopes for Boost from Caspian Pipeline

With no energy resources of its own, Georgia hopes a new oil pipeline will transform it from an impoverished former Soviet republic into a vital supplier of energy to the West.

Georgia Hopes for Boost from Caspian Pipeline

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With New Pipeline, Azerbaijan on Verge of Oil Boom

Industry experts say a new pipeline will allow Azerbaijan to eventually quadruple its oil exports. But political opponents in Azerbaijan worry that the oil money will help the government of the former Soviet republic stifle pro-democracy efforts.

With New Pipeline, Azerbaijan on Verge of Oil Boom

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