{"product_id":"9781846730665","title":"The Bosphorus Conundrum: Alternative Oil Pipeline by-Passes for the Turkish Straits To 2015","description":"\u003cbr\u003eDespite the pomp of the September 2006 meeting between the leaders of Russia, Greece and Bulgaria, the most important point in BAPLines (Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline) latest resuscitation can be dated back to the April 2005 meeting in Sofia between the ministers of energy of the three states. The Sofia meeting also constituted a decisive turning point in Russias petroleum diplomacy vis-a-vis Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, regarding the need to balance the construction of the first major pipeline carrying Caspian Oil to global markets in ways that by-passed not only the Turkish chokepoint, but more importantly Moscow itself. In the longer term, trumping Russias decision to underwrite BAPLine and the ramifications of such a decision on the comparative attractiveness of every other alternative by-pass, is the emergence of Kazakhstan as the dominant exporter of Caspian crude. The servicing of Kashagans output will demand by the mid-2010s a third Main Export Pipeline after the BTC and in all probability the BAPLine. This report will focus on the medium-term projections regarding the development of the regions net export potential and in particular the western-oriented oil flows that are expected to transit through the Caspian and Black Sea. Further, the report will provide a detailed risk assessment of the seven major export alternatives for both the second and the third Bosphorus by-pass. Finally, some general conclusions are drawn regarding the prospects of Russias foreign energy priorities in the Greater South-East Europe region, with a particular emphasis on its natural gas transit policies after the January 2006 Russian-Ukrainian debacle.","brand":"Blue Ibex Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052367331568,"sku":"9781846730665","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846730665_p0.jpg?v=1763748282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846730665","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}