The Independent & Peakoil in the Caucasus

Sochi: That Russian Riviera touch The Independent
... to turn Sochi into an ber-resort has been galvanised by the fact that the Black Sea town sits at the foot of the Caucasus mountains and has become a leading candidate city to host the Winter Olympics in 2014. Stretching across 90 miles of pebbly ...

Ramzan Kadyrov The Independent
... Chechen leaders such as Kadyrov's late father have a habit of dying violently, and the self-styled hard man of the Caucasus has many enemies, including embittered elements of the Russian military who can't stomach the fact that a former rebel is now ...

The New Threat To Europe Peakoil.com
... g new terminals for importing liquefied natural gas or new pipelines to carry oil and gas from Central Asia and the Caucasus to Europe. Washington Post Posted on Monday, December 25 @ 10:03:03 EST by Leanan

Turkey, Georgia in gas-sharing agreement Peakoil.com
Turkey has agreed to give up some of its share of a giant Caspian gas field to Georgia, allowing the small Caucasus nation to reduce its need for expensive Russian gas, the Georgian energy minister said Sunday.