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To: FaultLine who wrote (6202)	10/19/2001 4:29:34 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Respond to of 281500

Novorossiysk Pipeline Russia has its own worries about oil security. These pipelines run through or near some interesting areas... Something else to consider, Russia exports a lot of military gear to countries that the US may run into should the conflict expand. Would seem to make sense that bargains are being made to reduce or eliminate these sources of weapons. And perhaps China is being talked to now on that regard...

To: FaultLine who wrote (6202)	10/19/2001 8:39:49 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

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To: FaultLine who wrote (6202)	10/19/2001 12:08:15 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

Crucially, in the Caspian basin, where Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and other states are developing immense reserves, a decade-long rivalry for influence between the United States and Russia could now turn into something more like cooperation. Instead of squabbling over the routes exports would take, the two sides now share a common interest in ramping up total pipeline capacity, the main constraint on growth in recent years. I assume that others have already remarked about the signficance of this move. I'm drawing from the post Ken made from today's New York Times. I have no doubt this will be a long running item, cooperation as on again and off again over the next several years. But if moments of great crisis, like the present, are moments in which the shape of the future gets radically redrawn, this business of the Caspian oil is clearly something that will get redrawn. Reading the newspapers these days gets more interesting with each passing week. I never thought I would live to see a serious newspaper print an article which assumes Russian US cooperation on anything as significant as these oil fields. John