Energy in the Caspian Region

The energy reserves of the Caspian Region have been hailed as the new 'Middle East'. This book offers a thorough assessment of its energy resources and the nature of the international politics that surround them. This volume presents a unique study of the various dimensions of Caspian energy, ranging from the geopolitical to the economic, technical, religious and political.

JAMES A. BAKER III Honorary Chairman, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityJOE BARNES Research Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityANDREI BELOPOLSKY Geophysicist, BP America Inc, Deep Water GulfEDWARD P. DJEREJIAN Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityMEHRDAD HAGHAYEGHI Associate Professor of Political Science, Southwest Missouri State UniversityPATRIK T. HULTBERG Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, University of WyomingANDREI KALYUZHNOVA Medical Engineer and Consultant, London UKJULIAN LEE Senior Energy Analyst, London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES)MIKHAIL MARGELOV Member from Pskov of the Council of Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian FederationFRED R. VON DER MEHDEN Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Rice UniversityJULIA NANAY Director, Petroleum Finance Company, Washington DCMARTHA BRILL OLCOTT Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DCRONALD SOLIGO Professor of Economics, Rice UniversityMANIK TALWANI Schlumberger Professor of Geophysics, Rice UniversityGARETH WINROW Professor, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University