Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Black-Caspian Seas Region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 51)

"This book concisely describes the architecture of the oil and gas pipelines in the Black-Caspian Seas Region and analyzes the status quo and perspectives of oil and gas production in this region. The authors present numerous projects, each of which has made a substantial contribution to the development of pipeline transport and transit in this part of the world, and discuss them in detail. The topics covered include: the region's geographic characteristics; the region's hydrocarbon potential; Russian and EU policy on pipeline transport; Kazakhstan's pipeline policy; Chinese pipeline projects; the Bulgarian gas transmission system; environmental risks in the production and transportation of hydrocarbons; satellite monitoring; and subsea leak detection. This volume offers a valuable resource for politicians, specialists in the oil and gas business, decision-makers, and environmentalists alike"- - Springer Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Geographic Characteristics of the Black-Caspian Seas Region....Pages 7-36 Hydrocarbon Potential of the Caspian Region....Pages 37-50 Oil and Gas Production in the Black Sea Shelf....Pages 51-65 Investigation of the Hydrocarbon Potential in the Black Sea Region: First Results....Pages 67-73 Pipeline Architecture of the Black Sea–Caspian Sea Region: Geographical and Political Issues....Pages 75-83 Russia’s Policy Toward the Pipeline Transport in the Caspian Region: Results and Prospects....Pages 85-94 EU Policy in Shaping the Pipeline Architecture in the Caspian Region....Pages 95-103 Chinese Pipeline Projects in the Caspian Region....Pages 105-116 Iranian Direction of Hydrocarbon Transport: Present State and Difficulties....Pages 117-123 Export of Hydrocarbons from Turkmenistan: Results and Perspectives....Pages 125-137 Kazakhstan Pipeline Policy in the Caspian Region....Pages 139-151 Potential Oil Pipeline Projects in the Black Sea: Caspian Region....Pages 153-161 Multilateral Cooperation in the Black Sea Region in the Energy Field....Pages 163-168 Experience of Azerbaijan in Construction of Main Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Caspian Sea Region: Environmental Aspects....Pages 169-195 The Bulgarian Gas Transmission System: Status Quo and Vision for Future Development....Pages 197-209 Environmental Risks in Production and Transportation of Hydrocarbons in the Caspian–Black Sea Region....Pages 211-223 Satellite Monitoring of Dzhubga-Lazarevskoye-Sochi Offshore Gas Pipeline Construction....Pages 225-260 Co.L.Mar.: Subsea Leak Detection with Passive Acoustic Technology....Pages 261-277 Conclusions....Pages 279-284 Back Matter....Pages 285-288