The Qatar–Turkey pipeline was a proposal to build a natural gas pipeline from the Iranian–Qatari South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field towards Turkey, where it could connect with the Nabucco pipeline to supply European customers as well as Turkey. One route to Turkey was via Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria,[1][2] and another was through Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.[3][4] Agence France-Presse claimed Syria's rationale for rejecting the Qatar proposal was "to protect the interests of [its] Russian ally, which is Europe's top supplier of natural gas."[1]
| Qatar-Turkey pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Qatar, Turkey |
| General direction | East–West |
| From | Qatar |
| To | Turkey (with links from there to Europe) |
| General information | |
| Type | Natural gas |
Syrian Civil War
editPolitical scientists and journalists have postulated that the Syrian Civil War was an undercover CIA operation due to Syria's rejection of the pipeline proposal and turning to an Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline instead.[5][6] It has also been proposed that Russia's intervention in Syria is motivated by the Iran-iraq-Syria pipeline and stopping the rival Qatar-Turkey pipeline.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Nafeez Ahmed, The Guardian, 30 August 2013, Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern
- ^ Pipelines International, March 2010, Pipeline projects in the Middle East
- ^ The National, 26 August 2009, Qatar seeks gas pipeline to Turkey
- ^ The National, 18 January 2010, Turkey touts proposed gas pipeline from Qatar
- ^ "Syria: Another Pipeline War". EcoWatch. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Is the fight over a gas pipeline fuelling the world's bloodiest conflict?". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Orenstein, Mitchell A.; Romer, George (14 October 2015). "Putin's Gas Attack". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links
edit- ORSAM, January 2011, Is the Qatar-Iraq-Turkey-Europe Natural Gas Pipeline Project Feasible?
- Pepe Escobar, Al Jazeera, 6 August 2012, Syria's Pipelineistan war
- Ecowatch - Syria: Another Pipeline War
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