U.S. Backs Caspian Gas Pipeline

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration told Congress that it strongly supported a Southern Corridor pipeline to bring natural gas from the Caspian region to Europe, which would reduce the role of Russian supplies. “From the standpoint of U.S. policy goals, the best outcome is one that brings the most gas, soonest and most reliably, to those parts of Europe that need it most,” Richard Morningstar, U.S. energy envoy for the Eurasian […]