Slovaks join Polish-Ukraine Caspian oil project

Reuters Polska ^ | 2006-04-20

[lizol]

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[lakey]

We should have a business plan by mid-May

There's been a "business plan" for that oil since old John D. Rockefeller was around.

[RusIvan]

The project envisages reversing the flow of a Ukrainian pipeline that brings Russian crude to the Black Sea port of Odessa so that it brings Caspian oil instead through Ukraine to Poland and the Baltic sea. ==

Lizol tell me how the Caspian oil wiil reach Odessa. AFAIK Odessa is port on Black sea not on Caspian sea.

[RusIvan]

The project envisages reversing the flow of a Ukrainian pipeline that brings Russian crude to the Black Sea port of Odessa so that it brings Caspian oil instead through Ukraine to Poland and the Baltic sea. ==

Lizol tell me how the Caspian oil wiil reach Odessa. AFAIK Odessa is port on Black sea not on Caspian sea.

[Lukasz]

If I remember correctly they already imported some Azeri oil, although not too much. There is pipeline from Baku to Supsa in Georgia. Tankers would transport oil to Odessa. So what is the problem? Russian pirates? :)

[RusIvan]

The stranded mines of WW2 times:).

[Lukasz]

or maybe Russian troops in Georgia? :)

[RusIvan]

No it is russian KGB women who tug mines in the middle of Black sea just on routes of those tankers:).

[RusIvan]

But sametime ukranian president Yushchenko sells his automobile on EBay in attempt to finance the building Odessa-Brodi pipeline:))).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EXCLUSIVE-Mersedes-Benz-TD-S-350-of-Viktor-Yushchenko_W0QQitemZ4626817969QQcategoryZ6336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[lizol]

I think there is something called tankers.

[Lukasz]

What a shameless and totally anti-Russian statment!! Don't you know that there is no KGB in Russia anymore! I ping two guys whom, I'm sure will explain you everything in details.

Great photo btw, typical Russian cult of leadership :)

[RusIvan]

Great photo btw, typical Russian cult of leadership :)==

Don't you on moment liked to be Putin on this photo? I did:).

[RusIvan]

The actual source of this photo is here: http://yellow-reporter.livejournal.com/573069.html

[lizol]

It's nice to be the president, from time to time :-)))

[MarcinPL]

US-Polish Jedi against Darth Putinokio

[vertolet]

This project is impossible without Kazakh oil. But Nazarbayev doesn't hurry to transport his oil via Caspian sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia. He prefers Russian pipelines.

[Lukasz]

Nazarbayev is a smart dictator, I must admit. He is playing on both sides for sure. The most profitable solution for him is diversification. Now is looking how the world treat Aliev of Azerbaijan and see that they are willing to close their eyes for oil deliveries. Such solution would be ideal to Nazarbayev. There is no reasonable cause why would he prefer only Russian pipelines. I’m sure that he dislike monopolistic practices of Russia. Kazakh delegation is present in every meeting about new oil projects, for example on the ceremony of opening Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. In the internet English language Kazakh state owned media outlets I noticed many articles about meetings of Polish or Ukrainian diplomats with their Kazakh counter-partners. Kazakh side always claim to be interested in our project. I believe if they are any problems it is rather on our side…

[Grzegorz 246]

This project should be finally done, but more countries should be involved. The whole Visegrad group, Romania, maybe Bulgaria and some others. Besides that must be accepted by all main Ukrainian political parties - we can't take a risk that after next elections they will change their mind. Otherwise we should forget about Ukraine and build It in Romania.

[Grzegorz 246]

"This project is impossible without Kazakh oil."

I think the whole issue is first of all about Azer oil, but there are many others in the neighborhood. Turkmen, Iraq, Iran. Besides Nazarbayev won't live forever and everyone has own price.