Abstract
Construction of Turkmenistan’s East–West (EW) gas pipeline was completed in December 2015 when signs of the country’s severe economic decline were becoming increasingly evident. This paper examines whether the EW pipeline can play any role in reversing this decline. To do this, it analyzes the feasibility of the four possible export options for Turkmenistan to utilize the pipeline: west, south, north, and east. This analysis demonstrates each option’s infeasibility and associated problems. Based on this analysis, the paper concludes that the EW pipeline will be severely underutilized and thus contribute little to reversing Turkmenistan’s economic decline.
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