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(L-R) Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrive for a group photo during the Caspian Sea Littoral States summit in Tehran on October 16, 2007. Caspian Sea states declared on Tuesday they would not let their soil be used for an attack on any of them, an apparent response to speculation the United States could resort to force in its nuclear row with Iran. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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BP, SOCAR sign MOU for Caspian reserves

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14 (UPI) -- BP signed a memorandum of understanding to explore two sectors of the Caspian Sea with the State Oil Co. of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Turkmenistan lauds Caspian reserves

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, July 6 (UPI) -- Turkmenistan announced developments in draft measures for exploration licenses to explore the hydrocarbon potential in the Caspian Sea.

Iran plans Caspian oil rig

TEHRAN, May 5 (UPI) -- Iran announced plans for the construction of a $400 million offshore oil platform in its territorial waters in the Caspian Sea.

Bulgaria: Nabucco gas pipeline EU priority

SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 24 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's prime minister said the Nabucco pipeline to transport natural gas from the Caspian Sea region to Europe is a priority project for the European Union.

Caspian to focus on social responsibility

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 17 (UPI) -- A third conference on the Caspian oil and gas sector will highlight social responsibility and environmental awareness, Kazakh officials said.

Kazakh oil through BTC increasing

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The volume of oil from Kazakhstan through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline increased steadily since coming online in 2008, statistics show.

Caspian states strong partners, envoy says

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan consider strengthening bilateral relations between the two Caspian energy suppliers a top priority, the Kazakh envoy said.

Analysts counter Iran's pipeline claims

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Ecological concerns raised by Iran regarding planned infrastructure developments in the Caspian are purely political, analysts say.

Germany embraces Caspian gas

BERLIN, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- German electric power and natural gas public utility RWE hailed moves by Turkmenistan to establish closer ties with the European energy sector.

Iran favors Caspian oil expansion

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Tehran said the construction of an oil pipeline from Iran to Caspian states will diversify the regional energy sector and increase market efficiency in Asia.

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