It might be conceivable that futuristic technologies that are emerging will necessitate a restructuring of the world's petroleum cartels. For example, with the introduction of fuel cells for both home and automotive energy in the next 3-5 years, certain worldwide re-assessments of available resources will take place. In addition it might be expected that the pipeline from Turkmenistan (over 1 trillion cubic meters of natural gas) and the other Caspian Sea reservoirs might become of exceeding importance to the world power structure.

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