Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10ASHGABAT234
2010-02-23 13:37:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ashgabat
Cable title:
TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 000234
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, EEB
COMMERCE FOR DSTARKS/EHOUSE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/23/2020
TAGS: BTIO EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER
WAY
REF: A. 09 ASHGABAT 154
B. 09 ASHGABAT 1331
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Sylvia Reed Curran. Reasons 1.4 (B) a
nd (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 000234
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, EEB
COMMERCE FOR DSTARKS/EHOUSE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/23/2020
TAGS: BTIO EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER
WAY
REF: A. 09 ASHGABAT 154
B. 09 ASHGABAT 1331
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Sylvia Reed Curran. Reasons 1.4 (B) a
nd (D).
1. (C) A U.S. company operating in Turkmenistan reached a
milestone on February 18-19 when it began work on an
environmental cleanup project near Hazar (formerly Cheleken)
on the Caspian Sea (Ref A). Resource Analytics, a subsidiary
of Global Environmental Science Technologies, had signed a
contract with the Turkmen Government to clean up the area
around Hazar about one year ago. The work will begin with
the clean up of an oil-polluted lake, and then move to the
tar pits located south of the city.
2. (C) The country manager for Resource Analytics reported
that the contract gives his company a 70-30 split of the
profits until it has earned enough to recover its investment.
From that point forward, the split will be 50-50. The U.S.
company almost has raised $30 million to purchase the
equipment for the cleanup. The Turkmen Government was not
willing to cover any of the cost of the equipment. However,
the country manager said that the oil-soaked sand near Hazar,
the legacy of decades of oil spills, contain 80 percent oil.
He estimated that the value of recovered oil would total $100
million, so the company would get a good return on its
investment. (NOTE: For comparison, the country manager told
us that the Alberta tar sands contain 30 percent oil. END
NOTE) According to the country manager, Resource Analytics
would be able to ship its share of the oil through one of the
pipelines going to Russia or across the Caspian Sea.
3. (C) COMMENT: The country manager had previously told us
that negotiating for this project was a long, trying process.
It seems that the company's efforts have paid off, if its
technology works as planned. Concerning crude oil export
routes from Turkmenistan, the company's options include
shipment by tanker to Azerbaijan. END COMMENT
CURRAN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, EEB
COMMERCE FOR DSTARKS/EHOUSE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/23/2020
TAGS: BTIO EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER
WAY
REF: A. 09 ASHGABAT 154
B. 09 ASHGABAT 1331
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Sylvia Reed Curran. Reasons 1.4 (B) a
nd (D).
1. (C) A U.S. company operating in Turkmenistan reached a
milestone on February 18-19 when it began work on an
environmental cleanup project near Hazar (formerly Cheleken)
on the Caspian Sea (Ref A). Resource Analytics, a subsidiary
of Global Environmental Science Technologies, had signed a
contract with the Turkmen Government to clean up the area
around Hazar about one year ago. The work will begin with
the clean up of an oil-polluted lake, and then move to the
tar pits located south of the city.
2. (C) The country manager for Resource Analytics reported
that the contract gives his company a 70-30 split of the
profits until it has earned enough to recover its investment.
From that point forward, the split will be 50-50. The U.S.
company almost has raised $30 million to purchase the
equipment for the cleanup. The Turkmen Government was not
willing to cover any of the cost of the equipment. However,
the country manager said that the oil-soaked sand near Hazar,
the legacy of decades of oil spills, contain 80 percent oil.
He estimated that the value of recovered oil would total $100
million, so the company would get a good return on its
investment. (NOTE: For comparison, the country manager told
us that the Alberta tar sands contain 30 percent oil. END
NOTE) According to the country manager, Resource Analytics
would be able to ship its share of the oil through one of the
pipelines going to Russia or across the Caspian Sea.
3. (C) COMMENT: The country manager had previously told us
that negotiating for this project was a long, trying process.
It seems that the company's efforts have paid off, if its
technology works as planned. Concerning crude oil export
routes from Turkmenistan, the company's options include
shipment by tanker to Azerbaijan. END COMMENT
CURRAN