Isolated Turkmenistan denies entry to Peace Corps volunteersALMATY, Kazakhstan — The reclusive Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has denied entry to dozens of Peace Corps volunteers, the organization’s country director said Friday. US voices concern over Turkmenistan’s bid to stop students traveling to foreign universitiesALMATY, Kazakhstan — The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities. India, Turkmenistan ink MOU on programme of cooperationASHGABAT - India and Turkmenistan on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a programme of cooperation. Turkmen president says gas-rich nation will build Caspian Sea naval base amid energy disputeASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan will establish a naval base on the Caspian Sea, the Central Asian nation’s president said Monday — a move that could inflame disputes over the area’s lucrative hydrocarbon fields. Energy-rich Turkmenistan says it wants to sell gas to Britain to create new export marketsASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan’s president has said his energy-rich country wants to export natural gas to Britain as part of its strategy to find new markets, state media reported Tuesday. Turkmenistan and Germany’s RWE sign oil and gas exploration agreementASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — German energy giant RWE AG has signed a deal with Turkmenistan to develop oil and gas fields off the energy-rich country’s Caspian shore, state-run media said Friday. Turkmenistan starts filling vast lake in the middle of its harsh Karakum desertASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan has begun channeling water across hundreds of miles to create a lake in the heart of a barren desert, state media reported Thursday, in a Soviet-style engineering feat that some experts fear could unleash an environmental catastrophe. Turkmens, Azerbaijan hold talks on Caspian Sea boosting Europeean gas pipeline prospectsASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have begun talks to agree on a border in the energy-rich Caspian Sea, the Turkmen foreign ministry said Thursday, a move that boosts prospects for a Western-backed pipeline project to pump gas to Europe. Turkmenistan begins creating vast lake in harsh Karakum desertASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan is creating a 2,000-square-kilometer (770-square-mile) lake in the heart of a barren desert. Turkey, EU countries sign deal for pipeline to carry gas from Caspian, MideastANKARA, Turkey — European countries on Monday sealed an important agreement aimed at diversifying the continent’s energy sources — but their pipeline project to bring natural gas from Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe can’t entirely break Russia’s dominance. Turkey, EU countries to sign deal for pipeline to carry gas from Caspian, MideastANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and five European Union countries will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy by running a gas pipeline from the Caspian Sea region to the EU via Turkey. Turkmenistan plans gas pipeline to supply Iran from field previously reserved for RussiaASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan has agreed to build a new pipeline to supply natural gas to Iran from a field previously reserved for deliveries to Russia, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday. Turkmenistan’s new Caspian Sea resort seen as open door by some, boondoggle by othersTURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan — Four white-marble hotels opened here in June on a spit of sand by a landlocked sea — the beginnings of what is billed as Central Asia’s answer to Las Vegas, an opulent $5 billion oasis of seaside villas, casinos, an artificial island and a ski center. Analysis: Russia plays checkbook diplomacy in own backyard _ but finds money won’t buy friendsMOSCOW — Russia is using its energy wealth to shore up influence abroad, pouring billions of dollars in loans and grants into former Soviet states and long-standing allies — even as it faces its own severe economic downturn. China sign landmark deal to buy 40 billion cubic meters of Turkmen natural gas annuallyASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — China signed a 30-year deal to increase purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan by 30 percent, state media reported Thursday — a landmark agreement for Beijing as it competes with Moscow for access to Central Asia’s energy wealth. China secures landmark deal to buy 40 billion cubic meters of Turkmen natural gas annuallyASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — China has secured a long-term deal to buy 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually from energy-rich Turkmenistan. Reclusive Turkmenistan launches $1.5 bln resort in bid to reduce dependence on energy exportsTURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan — The president of this normally reclusive nation staged lavish ceremonies for foreign guests and media Monday to launch a new $1.5 billion resort on the desert shore of the Caspian Sea in a city named after his eccentric and autocratic predecessor. China pledges $3 billion loan to help energy-rich Turkmenistan develop giant gas fieldASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — China will lend energy-rich Turkmenistan $3 billion to develop its vast South Yolotan natural gas field, Turkmen state media reported Saturday. EU seeks to enroll Caucasus neighbors, Egypt and Iraq into energy deal bypassing RussiaBRUSSELS — The European Union will press eight southern neighbors on Friday to join a long-term partnership that would give them a sustained income from their natural gas in the years ahead and provide Western Europe with stable gas deliveries that bypass Russia. US diplomat urges energy-rich Central Asia to diversify its export routesASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — A recent crippling gas pipeline blast in Turkmenistan, which the government blamed on Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom, is proof that energy-rich Central Asian nations need to diversify their export routes, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday. Central Asian energy meeting comes amid rivalry between Russia, Europe, China and IranALMATY, Kazakhstan — Russia has had a lock on Central Asia’s energy riches since the Soviet collapse. But, as representatives from key countries gather at an international conference in Turkmenistan, it is increasingly apparent that other countries have designs on breaking that stranglehold. |
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