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| name = Afghanistan Oil Pipeline |
| name = Afghanistan Oil Pipeline |
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| type = Oil |
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| map_caption = Location of Afghanistan Oil Pipeline |
| map_caption = Location of Afghanistan Oil Pipeline |
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| country = [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] |
| country = [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]]| state = |
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| direction = north–south |
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| start = [[Türkmenabat]], Turkmenistan |
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| through = Afghanistan |
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| finish = Pakistan's Arabian Sea Coast |
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| through = [[Afghanistan]] |
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| finish = [[Pakistan]]'s Arabian Sea Coast |
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| par = [[Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline|Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline]] |
| par = [[Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline|Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline]] |
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| owner = [[Unocal Corporation]] |
| owner = [[Unocal Corporation]] |
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The '''Afghanistan Oil Pipeline''' was a project proposed by several oil companies to transport oil from |
The '''Afghanistan Oil Pipeline''' was a project proposed by several oil companies to transport oil from the Caspian region and [[Central Asia]] through [[Afghanistan]] to [[Pakistan]]. |
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==History== |
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==Central Asian Oil Pipeline Project== |
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In the 1990s, the American [[Unocal Corporation]], in addition to the [[Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline|Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline]], considered building a {{convert|1000|mi|km|order=flip|adj=mid|-long}} {{bbl to t|1000000|per=d|t_per=a}} oil pipeline to link [[Türkmenabat]] in Turkmenistan to Pakistan's [[Arabian Sea]] coast. Through the [[Omsk]] (Russia) – [[Pavlodar]] (Kasakhstan) – [[Shymkent]] – [[Türkmenabat]] (Turkmenistan) pipeline, it would provide a possible alternative export route for regional oil production from the Caspian Sea. The pipeline was expected to cost US$2.5 billion. However, due to political and security instability at that time, the project was dismissed.<ref name=newhumanist> |
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| title = The Oil Connection: Afghanistan and Caspian Sea oil pipeline routes |
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| work = The New Humanist |
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| accessdate = 2008-08-09 |
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| url-status = dead |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020615125843/http://www.newhumanist.com/oil.html |
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| archive-date = 2002-06-15}} |
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==Disputed theory== |
== Disputed theory == |
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Some have proposed that the actual motive for the United States-led [[United States invasion of Afghanistan|Western invasion of Afghanistan in 2001]] was Afghanistan's importance as a conduit for oil pipelines to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries, by effectively bypassing Russian and Iranian territories, and breaking the Russian and Iranian collective monopoly on regional energy supplies.<ref name="slate"> |
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{{cite news|first=Seth | last=Stevenson|date=2001-12-06|title=Pipe Dreams|url=https://slate.com/culture/2001/12/is-the-afghan-war-about-an-oil-pipeline.html|url-status=live|work=Slate|accessdate=2008-08-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804165952/http://www.slate.com/?id=2059487|archivedate=4 August 2008}} |
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Some critics have proposed that a motive for invading Afghanistan in 2001 was its importance as a conduit for oil pipelines from Azerbaijan to Afghanistan's neighboring countries.<ref name=slate> |
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| ⚫ | </ref> Others have argued that the theoretical pipeline was not a significant reason for the invasion because most Western governments and their respective oil companies preferred an export route that went through the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan then to Georgia and on to the Black Sea instead of one that goes through Afghanistan.<ref name="bbc"> |
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| ⚫ | {{cite news|first=Malcolm | last=Haslett|date=2001-10-29|title=Afghanistan: the pipeline war?|work=[[BBC]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1626889.stm|url-status=live|accessdate=2008-08-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819204947/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1626889.stm|archivedate=19 August 2008}} |
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| title= Pipe Dreams |
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| author= Seth Stevenson |
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| publisher= Slate |
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| date = 2001-12-06 |
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| accessdate=2008-08-09| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080804165952/http://www.slate.com/?id=2059487| archivedate= 4 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}} |
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| ⚫ | </ref> Others have argued that the pipeline was not a significant reason for the invasion |
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| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1626889.stm |
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| title= Afghanistan: the pipeline war? |
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| author= Seth Stevenson |
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| publisher= [[BBC]] |
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| author = Malcolm Haslett |
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| date = 2001-10-29 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Afghanistan|Energy}} |
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*[[Ashgabat Agreement]] |
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*[[International North–South Transport Corridor]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 26 December 2024
| Afghanistan Oil Pipeline | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India |
| General direction | north–south |
| From | Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan |
| Passes through | Afghanistan |
| To | Pakistan's Arabian Sea Coast |
| Runs alongside | Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline |
| General information | |
| Type | Oil |
| Owner | Unocal Corporation |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 1,000 mi (1,600 km) |
| Maximum discharge | 1 million barrels per day (~5.0×107 t/a) |
The Afghanistan Oil Pipeline was a project proposed by several oil companies to transport oil from the Caspian region and Central Asia through Afghanistan to Pakistan.
History
[edit]In the 1990s, the American Unocal Corporation, in addition to the Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline, considered building a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000 mi) 1,000,000 barrels per day (~5.0×107 t/a) oil pipeline to link Türkmenabat in Turkmenistan to Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast. Through the Omsk (Russia) – Pavlodar (Kasakhstan) – Shymkent – Türkmenabat (Turkmenistan) pipeline, it would provide a possible alternative export route for regional oil production from the Caspian Sea. The pipeline was expected to cost US$2.5 billion. However, due to political and security instability at that time, the project was dismissed.[1]
Disputed theory
[edit]Some have proposed that the actual motive for the United States-led Western invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was Afghanistan's importance as a conduit for oil pipelines to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries, by effectively bypassing Russian and Iranian territories, and breaking the Russian and Iranian collective monopoly on regional energy supplies.[2] Others have argued that the theoretical pipeline was not a significant reason for the invasion because most Western governments and their respective oil companies preferred an export route that went through the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan then to Georgia and on to the Black Sea instead of one that goes through Afghanistan.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "The Oil Connection: Afghanistan and Caspian Sea oil pipeline routes". The New Humanist. Archived from the original on 2002-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Stevenson, Seth (2001-12-06). "Pipe Dreams". Slate. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Haslett, Malcolm (2001-10-29). "Afghanistan: the pipeline war?". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.