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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Tajikistan's Oil and Gas could Change the Landscape of Central Asian Politics

Tajikistan's Oil and Gas could Change the Landscape of Central Asian Politics

There’s a potentially huge story developing in Tajikistan: Central Asia’s poor cousin may be sitting atop a vast pool of oil and natural gas. Yet, no one in Dushanbe – neither government officials, nor energy company executives – seems eager to discuss the prospect of an energy boom.In July, Tethys Petroleum announced that its development zone in southwestern Tajikistan could hold over 27 billion barrels of recoverable oil equivalent. The estimate, if accurate, would represent more than the remaining oil in United Kingdom’s…http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Tajikistans-Oil-and-Gas-could-Change-the-Landscape-of-Central-Asian-Politics.html

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