Independent Digital (UK) LtdConstruction of BP's controversial $3bn (£1.6bn) oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Turkey resumed only after the intervention of Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defense, and other senior members of the Bush administration, it has emerged.
Work on the strategically important scheme, led by BP, was halted in a region of Georgia in July while the government there sought assurances on "security" concerns. The underground "BTC" pipeline will take oil from Baku, in Azerbaijan, through the Georgian capital Tbilisi, to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey, from where it can be shipped to Western markets. ..
In her mission to Georgia last month, Ms Jones visited various sections of the pipeline. In a press briefing at the time, she said: "I am convinced of the environmental integrity and sanctity of the pipeline. The security issues involved with the pipeline are being taken care of." ..
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