U.S. Energy Secretary Concerned Over Russian Gas Deal
May 14, 2007
U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman (official site)
Speaking in Paris at a meeting of the International Energy Agency, Bodman said, "Europe needs to diversify its energy sources."
The presidents of Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan on Saturday (May 12) agreed on construction of a pipeline from Turkmenistan to Russia via Kazakhstan. A rival U.S. proposal would have crossed the Caspian.
(AFP)