Latest Developments:

OPIC President Watson's response to letter concerning compliance failures on the BTC pipeline (pdf) - Aug 6

Letter to OPIC President Peter Watson concerning compliance failures on the BTC pipeline (pdf) - July 28, 2004

Exposed: BP, its pipeline, and an environmental timebomb
The Independent, Jun. 26, 2004

Amnesty International Corrects Misrepresentations Made by BP Concerning the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil (BTC) Pipeline (pdf) - May 2004

Amnesty International was compelled to correct misrepresentations made by BP in a May 21 letter to a UK government agency, which is investigating the company’s alleged breaches of governmentally backed standards for corporate conduct with respect to the BTC pipeline. Amnesty’s letter was in response to BP correspondences that suggests, incorrectly, Amnesty is playing a proactive role in monitoring and operationalizing BP’s human rights commitments for the BTC pipeline. BP’s misrepresentations concerning Amnesty appeared in a response to a complaint lodged with both the UK and US governments by Friends of the Earth in April 2003 that charged the BP-led oil consortium breached the “OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.”  The Guidelines are a set of government-backed international standards for responsible corporate behavior.  The complaint is still pending.  Learn more

Georgian campaigner wins environmental "Nobel Prize” - April 2004

Manana Kochladze, founder of Georgian CEE Bankwatch member group Association Green Alternative, was awarded the prestigious Goldman Prize in recognition of her tireless campaign work on the controversial Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project.  Tbilisi native Kochladze is one of seven international campaigners set to receive the environmental equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

BP accused of cover-up in pipeline deal
The Sunday Times, Feb. 15, 2004

Press Release: Major Banks Criticized for Supporting Caspian Pipeline Project; Mega Deal Threatens Fragile Credibility of Equator Principles
Feb. 4, 2004

A Pipeline in Trouble
The Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 16, 2004

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Correspondence, Papers, Reports and Press Releases

2003
Friends of the Earth Blasts World Bank Group's Approval of the Controversial Baku-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline – Nov. 4 html

Leaked Documents Reveal World Bank Set to Threaten Pillar of Georgia's Economy – Oct. 1 html

Letter to International Finance Corporation (IFC) concerning potential violations of IFC resettlement policy – Aug. 14 html

World Bank Prepares to Sabotage Its Own Investments - Starts Approval Process for Controversial Oil Pipeline, Neglects New Information – Jun. 12 html

Global Call or Moratorium on BTC – Jun. 6 html

Public protest ensues after media reports that Borjomi mayor is dismissed for raising concerns over BTC pipeline – Jun. 6 html

The BTC and BP: A Financial Analysis - May 2003 pdf

Amnesty International's report "Human Rights on the Line" - May 2003 pdf

Beyond Petroleum or Beyond the Pale?  BP's Recent Behavior in the U.S. and the Implications for the BTC – Apr. 2003 pdf

Is the BTC the Best Deal Around, or are Taxpayers Subsidizing a Financial Boondoggle – Mar. 2003 pdf

Friends of the Earth’s Presentation to the Brookings Institution Forum on the BTC – Mar. 2003 pdf

International Finance Corporation’s Investments in Georgia : Flushing Down the Drain for a Pipe Dream?  pdf

2002
Memorandum from concerned NGOs: Developmental, Human Rights and Environmental Impacts of the BTC – Nov. 2002 pdf

Shortcomings of Oil Funds – Nov. 2002 pdf or html

The BTC: Overview and Fact Sheet – Aug. 2002 pdf

Friends of the Earth Visits the "Project of the Century" – Jun. 2002 pdf

More correspondence, papers and reports can be found on the following websites:
CEE Bankwatch
Baku-Ceyhan Campaign

Partner Groups and Related Links
Bank Information Center
Baku-Ceyhan Campaign
CEE Bankwatch
Kazakhstan Revenue Watch
More partner groups and related links

Fact-Finding Mission Reports
Georgia - June 2003
Azerbaijan - June 2003
Georgia - Sept. 2002
Azerbaijan - Sept. 2002
Turkey - Aug. 2002