EnergySource
Jun 12, 2020
US foreign policy and Euro-Caspian energy security: The time is now to build the Trans-Caspian Pipeline
By
Matthew Bryza, Robert M. Cutler, and Giorgi Vashakmadze
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) represents a historic success for Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) in regard to their common quest for new energy supply sources and routes. Over the last decade, the EU has intensified its efforts to expand the SGC, seeking to attract gas from Turkmenistan. The time is now ripe to connect Turkmen gas with SGC infrastructure and the European market through a Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline.