Spotlight | Central Asia, United States
Ex-US ambassador helping Caspian oil traders make waves in Washington

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StoneTurn's new adviser, Bryza to Straife, Ziani off to Sqope

New York
New senior adviser for StoneTurn

Houston/Istanbul
Former US diplomat Bryza joins Straife

London
Nadia Ziani, Sqope's latest recruit

Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany
Overgas studies Uniper's Socar partnership as it tries to get Caspian gas to Europe

Bulgarian gas company Overgas's three American directors are looking for partners to help it transport gas to Europe. They are weighing the pros and cons of a partnership in Azerbaijan.

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KCS plays football, Straife turns to the Caucasus, Gourdault-Montagne stays in Beijing

London
KCS gets in the game with new football investigations' unit

Houston
Straife poaches Croissant as it prospects in Caucasus

Paris/Beijing
Diplomat consultant Gourdault-Montagne extends China stay

Central Asia, UAE
Seitnepesov connects Gulf shipping companies to Caspian oil players

Businessman Murat Seitnepesov, who has worked in Central Asia for many years, is partnering with Gulf port operators looking to establish themselves in the region.

Bulgaria, United States
Three US lobbyists help boost Caspian gas option for Europe

Hoping to make the most of Europe's urgent need for gas, Bulgarian firm Overgas has roped in three well-connected US lobbyists to help it tap into the Caspian Sea's resources.

Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's oil and gas sectors in turmoil amid tensions with Moscow over Caspian

The futures of Kazakh Timur Kulibayev and Indian Arvind Tiku, two energy tycoons, are going their separate ways. Meanwhile, in Nur-Sultan, there is growing concern about the immediate future of the sector in the country.

Azerbaijan, United Kingdom
Nobel Upstream, an Azerbaijani refuge for former Rosneft and BP Russia specialists

With the planned stoppage of Russian oil and gas to Western markets turning the sector upside down, British operator Nobel Upstream is trying to maintain a connection between Europe and Caspian Sea resources, under the leadership of former executives of Russian oil giants.

Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Axel Krueger, Swiss adviser for oil traders, in Gazprombank's sights

Veteran mining and oil industry consultant and financier Axel Krueger is caught up in a legal battle in London where his business partner, oil trader Mourat Seitnepesov, is being sued by the Luxembourg subsidiary of Russia's Gazprombank, recently targeted by British sanctions.

US lobbying firm Ballard Partners hires ex-minister with ties to Tinubu

With Bola Ahmed Tinubu in office, those working in the field of political influence are scrambling to hire people capable of weighing in on discussions with Nigeria's new administration. US firm Ballard Partners has made some headway.