World Bank2013-02-112013-02-112008-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12309This study evaluates the potential demand for oil and oil products transport via the existing rail corridor in the Caucasus, taking into consideration the competition from alternative routes. It identifies potential bottlenecks that would prevent the potential traffic from using the corridor and proposes solutions for the physical and operational improvements to the corridor needed to attract the potential traffic. The report is based on a review of studies of oil production and transport, and interviews with oil producers, transportation intermediaries, railways, and ports in the region. The report begins with a discussion of the outlook for Caspian oil production and transport options for oil. Next, it discusses the physical and commercial constraints on the Caucasus rail corridor. It ends with a market analysis, strategies for attracting business, and significant actions needed to address the problems outlined previously in the report.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTSAIRAIRPORTALKALIALTERNATIVE ROUTESALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTAMOUNT OF OILAPPROACHAVAILABILITYBALANCEBARRELBARRELS PER DAYBATTERIESBORDER TRADEBOTTLENECKSBRAKESBRIDGEBRIDGESCARSCHOICE OF TRANSPORTCOMMERCIAL ENTITYCOMPETING ROUTESCORROSIONCRANESCROSSINGCRUDE IMPORTSCRUDE OILCRUDE OIL PIPELINECRUDE OIL PIPELINESCRUDE OIL PRODUCTIONDEMAND FOR OILDEMAND FOR PETROLEUMDEMAND FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTSDIESELDIESEL LOCOMOTIVESELASTICITIESELECTRIFICATIONEMERGENCY RESPONSEENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATIONENERGY OUTLOOKENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGEEXPORT PIPELINEFEEDSTOCKFERRIESFLEETSFRAMEWORKFREIGHTFREIGHT OPERATIONSFUELGASGAS FIELDGAS RESERVESGAS SECTORGRADEINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIESINTERNATIONAL RAILLOADINGLOCOMOTIVELUBRICANTSMILLION TONS OF OILMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTNATIONAL OILNATIONAL TRANSPORTNATURAL RESOURCESNAVIGATIONOILOIL AND GASOIL AND GAS SECTOROIL COMPANIESOIL COMPANYOIL DEMANDOIL DEVELOPMENTOIL EXPORTSOIL FIELDSOIL MARKETSOIL PIPELINEOIL PRICESOIL PRODUCERSOIL PRODUCTIONOIL PRODUCTSOIL RESERVESOIL RESOURCESOIL SPILLONSHORE AREASPASSENGERPASSENGER SERVICEPEAK DEMANDPETROLEUMPETROLEUM CORPORATIONPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPIPELINEPIPELINE CAPACITYPIPELINE CONSTRUCTIONPIPELINE DIAMETERPIPELINE NETWORKPIPELINE PROJECTPIPELINE ROUTESPIPELINE SYSTEMPIPELINE TRANSPORTPOWERPRICE-SENSITIVEPRIVATE PARTIESPRIVATE SECTORQUANTITY OF GASRAILRAIL CORRIDORRAIL LINKRAIL NETWORKRAIL ROUTERAIL SYSTEMRAIL TRANSITRAIL TRANSIT SERVICESRAIL TRANSPORTRAILWAYRAILWAY LINERAILWAY LINESRAILWAY TRAFFICRAILWAYSREDUCTION IN TRAFFICREFINED OIL PRODUCTSREFINED PRODUCTSREFINERIESREFINERYREFINERY CAPACITYREFININGROADROUTEROUTESRUSTSAFETYSHARINGSPEEDSTOCK HOLDINGSTORAGE FACILITIESSTREAMSTRUCTURESTANKERSTERRAINTRACK CAPACITYTRAFFICTRAFFIC DATATRAFFIC FLOWTRAFFIC GROWTHTRAFFIC LEVELSTRAFFIC VOLUMETRAFFIC VOLUMESTRAIN CONTROLTRAINSTRANSFORMERSTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT CAPACITYTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MARKETTRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT PRICETRANSPORT RATESTRANSPORT REGULATIONTRANSPORT RESEARCHTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORT SUPPLYTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONTRIPTRIP TIMETRUCKSTUNNELSVOLUME OF TRAFFICWIREWORLD ENERGYWORLD ENERGY OUTLOOKWorld Bank10.1596/12309