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Caspian challenge
Please note :
The following information has been assembled from many different sources, which may, or may not be up to date, or accurate. The author is not petrochemical expert, and does not have access to data which would allow a 100% accurate picture to be realised. It was originally produced for personal use, to clarify, as far as possible, what's going on in the region - because we weren't able to find any overall clear picture elsewhere. The text and map is intended solely as an aid to further discussion. Having said that, we're reasonably confident that most of the important details, at least, are correct. If anyone finds any mistakes or errors in the data, please e-mail us, and we'll update things accordingly.
Here is a list of some of the petrochemical companies which are, or were, involved in prospecting for oil and gas in the Caspian area. This list alone gives a good idea of the scale of the operations in the area. Arranged by country.
Cap US
Anglo Dutch US
Chaparral US
Texaco US
Exxon Mobil US
Kerr McGee US
Chevron US
Alberta Energy US
Frontera US
Hess US
Sooner US
Pennzoil US
Unocal US
Japex JAPAN
Inpex JAPAN
Itochu JAPAN
Mitsui JAPAN
Teikoku JAPAN
Tpao TURKEY
Petoil TURKEY
Attila Dogan TURKEY
Whitehall UK
Ramco UK
BP UK
Aioc AZERBAIJAN
Socar AZERBAIJAN
Moncrief AZERBAIJAN
Nations Energy KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakoil KAZAKSHTAN
Petronas MALAYSIA
Land&General MALAYSIA
TCO CONSORTIUM
Okioc CONSORTIUM
Delta SAUDI
Nimir SAUDI
Lukoil RUSSIA
Lukagip RUSSIA/ITALY
Partex PORTUGAL
Oman oil OMAN
Petrom ROMANIA
JKX UKRAINE
Lasmo PAKISTAN
Dragon UAE
Pado AUSTRIA
TotalFinaElf FRANCE
Statoil NORWAY
Oiec IRAN
Shell NETHERLANDS
Repsol SPAIN
Wintershall GERMANY
Commonweath AUSTRALIA
National Petroleum SWITZERLAND
Grunwald (not known)
Your challenge ( should you choose to accept it ) is to find ways of exporting the product from the region without going through countries which might be 'problematic', or against which your own country has trade sanctions. ( e.g. the US's sanctions against Iran )
The existing pipes are shown in blue, and the proposed pipelines are shown in red
As is evident, two of the countries which would, until recently have been considered 'very problematic' - no longer are ( in theory ).
If you wanted to ship the product Westwards e.g. to the UK or US, a pipeline to a Mediterranean port would be ideal. If you wanted to go Eastwards e.g. towards Japan, a port in the Gulf would, perhaps, be more convenient.
One of the reasons the map was produced was to try to get a handle on which countries might be heavily featuring in global news reports over the next few years . . . Countries which may shortly find themselves in the position whereby :
Compliance = pipeline royalties. Non-compliance = big, big, trouble.
