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To: MSI who wrote (11170)	11/27/2001 4:05:13 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

U.S.-Russia Rapport Put to Test in Caspian [Note from pb. Link has nice map of Caspian area and oil line route] themoscowtimes.com A new spirit of collaboration between Moscow and Washington in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks may end their traditional rivalry over how to pipe the Caspian Sea's vast oil reserves to markets, analysts said Monday. U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham arrived in Russia on Monday to officially represent the U.S. government at a ceremony marking the completion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium route from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea. But the visit will also give him the chance to meet his Russian counterpart, Igor Yusufov, and further cement the cozy U.S.-Russian relations established at the summit between presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin. "Better U.S.-Russia relations mean the desirability or necessity of having pipelines that do not go through Russia is much reduced," said Stephen O'Sullivan, head of research at United Financial Group. "One of the main tenets of [former U.S. President Bill] Clinton's policy was energy independence for Central Asia and the Transcaucasus, so we saw a lot of American diplomatic push aimed at making sure pipelines out of Central Asia did not pass through Russian territory." The CPC line carries oil from Kazakhstan's huge Tengiz field to the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk. <<endsnip>>