Azerbaijan gas 'flowing into Georgia'

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Officials in Georgia say the country is starting to take gas from neighbouring Azerbaijan in a deal it hopes will reduce its reliance on Russian gas.

The Russian state backed company, Gazprom, doubled the price of the gas it sells to Georgia at the start of this year.

It also made other former Soviet republics pay more for its gas.

But Georgia said the move was another attempt by Russia to undermine the country's pro-Western government.

Georgia has been urgently seeking alternative supplies since Gazprom announced it was doubling the price for a second consecutive year....>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6249333.stm

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Poland arranges for seaborne oil deliveries after supply cut in Russia-Belarus row

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/10/business/EU-FIN-Poland-Oil-Supplies.php

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1. For some video information see here :

http://www.thedossier.ukonline.co.uk/video_cover-ups.htm Scrolldown to BBC Storyville and hit Part two - The Pipeline

That's a BBC 4 documentary on the subject. The pipeline through Georgia is protected by troops trined by the US
Miltary.