Black gold.(petroleum resources of the Central Asian Republics)

From: Canada and the World Backgrounder | Date: October 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Why should the Western world be bothered aboUt whether Russia meddles in the affairs of distant Asian republics or not? One reason is oil. Since 1991, Western oil companies have been spending millions of dollars exploring for oil in the Caspian Sea region. The drillers are excited about what they've found. There are reserves of oil in Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan that migh...

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