tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post8307491626763381490..comments2024-03-16T02:19:17.603-07:00Comments on Eternal Remont:: Kazakstan: We Don’t Need No Stinking PipelinesPirates(and)Diplomatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732888813953341812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-47116299232272427342008-05-09T07:48:00.000-07:002008-05-09T07:48:00.000-07:00Leopolis, definetly agree on points 1-3. The canal...Leopolis, definetly agree on points 1-3. <BR/><BR/>The canal idea reminds me of Stalin's infamous white canal, and all of those delightful Belomorkanal papirosa I smoked. <BR/><BR/>But a canal to the Black Sea would be as long as Macadonia. I don't buy it. <BR/><BR/>Also, where on earth are the Kazakhs going to get enough boats for this idea. It's not like you and order them from Korea. This means Russian or Kazakh (?) made. <BR/><BR/>They'll have to build up their shipbuilding capacity, which will cost even more.<BR/><BR/>It's a damn bold idea. But this kind of project is like nothting the Kazakhs have tried before, in scope or ambition. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to cheer them on, but I don't know if it's going to fly.Pirates(and)Diplomatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732888813953341812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-36663963344408178852008-05-09T02:48:00.000-07:002008-05-09T02:48:00.000-07:00If the Kazakhs do this then Russia will lose 1) ye...If the Kazakhs do this then Russia will lose 1) yes, substantial transit revenue but also 2) the ability to commit to their own exports because of lack of Central Asian supplies and 3) subsidizing domestic consumers with Kazakh oil.<BR/><BR/>Most of all it's a big "up yours" to Russia for blocking expansion of CPC.<BR/><BR/>It also seems that Odessa-Brody, the rusty white elephant, could be jolted back to life once Kazakhstan starts pumping oil thru BTC at the maximum level. <BR/><BR/>Nazarbaev is also considering the construction of the Evraziya canal to link the Caspian and Black Seas without the use of pipelines:<BR/><BR/>http://eizvestia.com/state/full/23121<BR/><BR/>Maybe for Nazarbaev, this plan to boost ship traffic instead of importing steel and know-how to built pipelines is his way of "diversifying" the Kazakh economy and avoiding Dutch disease....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-6666291902804265172008-05-08T12:41:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:41:00.000-07:00I just want to take this opportunity to pat oursel...I just want to take this opportunity to pat ourselves on the back and say, "Congrats on our 700th Blog Entry! We did it, baby!"Ernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736671632719630704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-32678531577671708872008-05-08T11:21:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:21:00.000-07:00This might be the real deal with Azerbaijan, but t...This might be the real deal with Azerbaijan, but there must be a lollipop for the Chinese in the works, too. The Kazakhs can't afford to piss off both the big boys at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com