The Oil Drum: The Death of Turkmenbashi

As the year draws to an end, so Leanan has quickly caught the news that is only now being picked up elsewhere that the ruler of Turkmenistan, Turkmenbashi has died of an apparent heart attack …

The reason for this little post is that Turkmenistan holds the fourth largest gas reserves around, and the future of these may now be in some doubt. We have written about some of the interplay between Turkmenistan, Russia and potential customers over the past year and it might be appropriate to repeat some of that information to remind you of the situation.
Much more after the jump to The Oil Drum.