Ukraine would probably love to, but Turkmenistan's pipelines are controlled, you guessed it, by Russia.
For Moscow, that price comes in the form of complete political loyalty from Turkmenistan.
ISAF's command, as will its outpost in nearby Maimana, close to the border with Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan has since made efforts to break out of Russia's hold on its exports.
Besides infrastructure, several other issues must be settled before Turkmenistan and China can realize these agreements.
South Korea are top seeds in Group 3 which also includes Jordan and Turkmenistan.
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia have oil and gas, as well as agricultural goods.
Oil producer Burren Energy (on the London Stock Exchange) has been operating in Turkmenistan since 1995.
Russian government officials then began to put pressure on Turkmenistan to rescind the decision.
Kirgizstan, in contrast to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, is not rich in oil and gas.
Iran is a pariah, but Turkmenistan (a far worse dictatorship) is a potential strategic partner.
In May, they struck an even more important deal in Ashgabat, capital of gas-rich Turkmenistan.
In recent years, however, as demand increased Turkmenistan rebelled and started raising the price.
Religious activism probably counts for little beside the personality cult now surrounding Turkmenistan's President Saparmurad Niazov.
That current mission is actually being commanded by Oleg Dmitrievich Komonenko, a Russian national born in Turkmenistan.
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Further flights carrying UK aid were expected to leave later in the week for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
On June 20th, the Russian parliament adopted a resolution condemning the deterioration of Russians' rights in Turkmenistan.
Today, Chinese oil companies are active throughout Africa, Latin America, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, according to Dan.
Turkmenistan exported roughly the stipulated levels this past year according to the China National Petroleum Corp.
Tunisia and Turkmenistan, nations where the Internet is heavily restricted, also find a place on the list.
This long allowed Gazprom, a Russian monopoly which generates 70% of Turkmenistan's GDP, to dictate the price.
Turkmenistan, however, has shared a border with the Taliban now for three years and is less concerned.
The central Asian states of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are still run by their former Soviet bosses.
We have students in places such as Nigeria and Turkmenistan who cannot access fast internet connections everyday.
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So Turkmenistan is still forced to look for other options to make up for its export supply glut.
Before the pipeline rupture, Turkmenistan did not pursue such projects vigorously because it could count on Russian consumption.
Pipelines from neighbouring countries (including one of 1, 100 miles from gas-rich Turkmenistan) and LNG regasification terminals have proliferated.
Events in Kirgizstan are unlikely to have much effect in Turkmenistan, a North Korea-style dictatorship in the region.
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in turn, are economically too isolated for the crisis to have had much impact yet.
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After Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan is the region's largest gas supplier and it has recently moved to decisively hike its prices.
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