Russia-Georgia Conflict Raises Concerns About Caspian Energy Exports
13/8/2008Analisi di Bruce Pannier con mia intervista per RFE/RL del 13.08.08
Sponsors of those pipeline projects, mainly European, have not yet shown publicly that they are overly concerned about the conflict in Georgia, but they certainly will be watching very closely to see how the situation develops in the coming months.
Sebbene l’aviazione russa non abbia bombardato la BTC o la BTE (gas), il rischio è ovviamente aumentato enormemente. E le conseguenze non si fanno attendere:
The fighting between Russian and Georgian troops that began last week is causing concern in the oil industry. BP [British Petroleum] has shut down a major strategic pipeline carrying Caspian oil from Azerbaijan to the Georgian Sea, citing concern about security in Georgia.
La tensione, nuovamente in aumento in queste ore, legata ai dubbi sulla partita politico-diplomatica in corso, e la presenza militare russa in territorio georgiano, non fanno che aumentare i rischi per il trasporto energetico, con ovvie ripercussioni sui prezzi.
