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US-backed 'Middle Corridor' energy route faces delays due to Russian and Iranian opposition
OilPrice.com · October 13, 2026 · Week 2026-42
Summary
A US-mediated transport project, the 'Middle Corridor,' designed to move Central Asian energy to Europe while bypassing Russia and Iran, is facing significant delays. The key Armenian segment, known as the TRIPP project, remains unbuilt over a year after agreements were signed, with Moscow and Tehran seen as the primary obstacles to its implementation.
Strategic Implication
The project's success would establish a major non-Russian, non-Iranian energy corridor to Europe, creating new competition for LNG from Qatar and crude oil from the GCC.