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Azerbaijan Oil Report

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October 4, 2006

Spring 2006 IRP Fellow Kelly McEvers

The origin of a US-backed oil pipeline from
Azerbaijan to Turkey that began production
in July 2006. Reporter Kelly McEvers and
BP site manager Craig Hutto. BP operates
Azerbaijan's main oil and gas terminal.

 

Kelly McEvers reports that Azerbaijan is reaping billions of dollars in new oil and gas revenues. But there are concerns in the former Soviet republic that these revenues won't benefit the majority of Azeris.

Listen to McEvers's report at www.theworld.org

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