Afghanistan Oil Pipeline
Other Releases
111111--07/22/02 TDA Supports Constanta to Trieste Oil Pipeline Development ... 111111--09/12/02 TDA Signs Grant for Gas Pipeline Project in Kazakhstan ... [Read More]
Hub Responsibilities and Contact Information
Location/Responsible Bureau/Countries Assigned/Major Issues I. Anatolian Hub Ankara, Turkey Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine; Bulgaria (Black Sea issues only; other issues handled by REO Budapest); Kazakhstan (Caspian oil and gas pipelines only; other issues handled by REO Tashkent); Romania (Black Sea issues only; other issues handled by REO Budapest); Russian Federation (Black Sea and at-sea Caspian pipelines only; other issues handled by EST Office, AmEmbassy Moscow); Turk ... [Read More]
2002
1111--12/02/02 Georgia Approval of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline ... 1111--12/20/02 Oil-for-Food Program ... 1111--12/19/02 Future of Iraq, Oil and Energy Working Group Meeting - December 20 ... [Read More]
C - September 11 and Review of Terrorism in 2001
Despite the horrific events of September 11, the number of international terrorist attacks in 2001 declined to 346, down from 426 the previous year. One hundred seventy-eight of the attacks were bombings against a multinational oil pipeline in Colombia—constituting 51 percent of the year’s total number of attacks. In the year 2000, there were 152 pipeline bombings in Colombia, which accounted for 40 percent of the total. ... In addition to the US citizens killed and injured on September 11, eight other US citizens were killed and 15 were wounded in acts of terrorism last year.Ronald Sander, one of the five American oil workers kidnapped in Ecuador in October 2000, was killed by his captors—an armed gang led by former members of a Colombian terrorist group. On 9 May, two teenagers were stoned to death in Wadi Haritun cave near Teqoa (Israeli settlement) in the West Bank. Yaakov Nathan Mandell was one of the youths killed. A claim of responsibility for this attack was made in the name of "Palestinian Hizballah."Guillermo Sobero, one of three US citizens in a group of 20 persons kidnapped on 27 May from a resort on Palawan Island in the southern Philippines by the Abu Sayyaf Group, was subsequently murdered by his captors. [Read More]
Chronology of Non-Significant International Terrorist Incidents, 2003 (Revised 6/22/04)
On 6 February 2003, in Arauquita, Colombia, military officials reported either the National Liberation Army (ELN) or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants bombed a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, causing an unknown amount of oil to spill. The pipeline is owned by both U.S. and Colombian oil companies. ... On 15 February 2003, in Saravena, Colombia, military officials reported either the National Liberation Army (ELN) or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants bombed a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, causing an unquantified oil spill. The pipeline is owned by both U.S. and Colombian oil companies. ... [Read More]
Joint Press Conference with President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan
PRESIDENT NAZERBAYEV: First, with your permission, I will answer the question addressed to the Secretary of State. Kazakhstan’s export opportunities are of vital importance. The Northern Caspian oil pipeline that we launched gives Kazakhstan the opportunity to export up to 48 billion tons. For this purpose, the Tengiz oil field will be used. It has a reserve of a billion tons. By the end of 2005, the exploitation of Kashagan -- the world’s biggest oil field -- will begin, and in 2015, we forecast that Kazakhstan will export 150 million tons. The domestic demand will be 20 million tons of crude. Along with this oil, up to 80 billion cubic meters of gas will be extracted. This is why multiple pipeline routes are extremely important for us. That is why we politically supported the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline. ... [Read More]
Appendix A -- Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents, 2003
In Guamalito, terrorists attacked a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, spilling nearly 7,000 barrels of crude oil and leaving about 4,700 families without drinking water. This pipeline is jointly owned by Ecopetrol of Colombia and a consortium of US and West European companies. No group claimed responsibility, although both FARC and ELN terrorists have attacked this pipeline previously.31India ... [Read More]
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