Turkmenistan,
on
the
eastern
shore
of
the
Caspian
Sea,
holds
the
world's
fourth-largest
natural
gas
reserves,
according
to
BP
data,
surpassed
only
by
Russia,
Iran
and
Qatar.
The
other
four
littoral
nations
are
Russia,
Kazakhstan,
Azerbaijan
and
Iran.
Turkmenistan
said
this
week
it
could
potentially
join
Azerbaijan
in
supplying
natural
gas
into
a
pipeline
through
Turkey
to
the
EU
border,
helping
Europe
become
less
reliant
on
Russian
gas,
Reuters
reported.
Previously
announced
plans
for
such
a
pipeline
have
angered
Russia,
which
argues
that
every
Caspian
littoral
state
must
agree
before
such
a
project…
