19.1 What is the article about?

19.2 Explain the following words and word-combinations.

To be scheduled, shipment, to charge, oil throughput, consortium, pumping stations, pipeline’s rout, cargo, average rate, acreage.

19.3 Choose the necessary word or word-combination and put it in the sentence.

Turkmenistan has also been exporting some of its through Iran. a further … with Iran was signed by Dragon Oil PLC, operating offshore in Turkmenistan’s sector of the Caspian Sea. In November 2002, Lukoil exported its first 30.000-tonne … of oil. The trade could grow significantly in the years ahead, particularly it Lukoil’s exploration … in the north Caspian yields the hoped-for results. 5 Iran charged the two companies a transit fee and separate port charges at Neka that depended on the volume of …

acreage crude oil throughput crude oil swap deal technology cargo

False, true.

1. Turkmenistan has also sought to boost exports of Caspian oil across its territory.

2. In June 2003, Lukoil exported its first 30.000-tonne cargo of oil.

3. A second phase of the project will raise capacity to 165.000 b/d.

4. Kazakhstan has also been exporting some of its crude oil through Iran.

5. Lukoil stepped up the volume of its exports via Iran after the first trial cargo and exported approximately 100.000 tonnes in January 2003.