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Pipe dream : feasibility of proposed Malaysian pipeline / Gavin Greenwood

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GREENWOOD Gavin

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In: Jane's Intelligence Review Vol 19 No 10, October 2007, pp.55-57Summary: Considers the pros and cons of the proposed oil pipeline across northern Malaysia that could provide an alternative to the maritime choke point of the Malacca Strait. The purported advantages (shorter sailing times, impact of terrorism or piracy, strategic reserve) are dismissed as doubtful, while the real reasons are said to be domestic politics and economics and securing the future of UMNO (Malaysia's ruling political group) at the next general election.

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Considers the pros and cons of the proposed oil pipeline across northern Malaysia that could provide an alternative to the maritime choke point of the Malacca Strait. The purported advantages (shorter sailing times, impact of terrorism or piracy, strategic reserve) are dismissed as doubtful, while the real reasons are said to be domestic politics and economics and securing the future of UMNO (Malaysia's ruling political group) at the next general election.

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