Financial Times: Turkey close to Azeri gas deal

Turkey says it is close to an agreement to bring gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe, a deal widely seen as marking the end of the road for a longstanding European plan to combine Azerbaijani with Central Asian gas and reduce the continent’s dependence on Russian imports.

By the end of next month Ankara will conclude an agreement with Azerbaijan to set up a new pipeline to transport gas from the Caspian state’s giant Shah Deniz field, Taner Yildiz, Turkey’s energy minister, told the FT.  MORE (Registration required)