Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-278) and index.
Oil and gas pipelines: the ground rules -- Pipelines and their problems -- Hostage pipelines of the Middle East -- South Asia's long-awaited pipelines -- The Russian nexus: ruptured links and flying sparks in Eastern Europe -- Russia, the trans-Caucasus and the trans-Caspian Republics -- Oil and gas transmission in East Asia: the options -- Where do we go from here?