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Formerly the USSR ’s cotton “plantation,” the region is poised to become a major player in the production of biofuels if sufficient foreign investment can be procured. Unlike Brazil , where biofuel is manufactured largely from sugarcane, or the United States , where it is primarily distilled from corn, Central Asia 's ace resource is an indigenous plant, Camelina sativa. Of the former Soviet Caucasian and Central Asian republics, those clustered around the shores of the Caspian, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have seen their economies boom because of record-high energy prices, while Turkmenistan is waiting in the wings as a rising producer of natural gas. Farther to the east, in Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan , geographical isolation and relatively scant hydrocarbon resources relative to their Western Caspian neighbors have largely inhibited their ability to cash in on rising global energy demands up to now. Mountainous Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan remain largely dependent for their electrical needs on their Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure, but their heightened need to generate winter electricity has led to autumnal and winter water discharges, in turn severely impacting the agriculture of their western downstream neighbors Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan .

istorted oil reserve figures create biofuel opportunities in Asia John C.K. Daly, OilPrice.com Published 11/23/2009 Print This ArticleReturn To ArticleNormal TextLarge TextEmail Share The recent revelations of a International Energy Administration whistleblower that the IEA may have distorted key oil projections under intense U.S. pressure is, if true (and whistleblowers rarely come forward to advance their careers), a slow-burning thermonuclear explosion on future global oil production. The Bush administration’s actions in pressuring the IEA to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the chances of finding new reserves have the potential to throw governments’ long-term planning into chaos. Whatever the reality, rising long term global demands seem certain to outstrip production in the next decade, especially given the high and rising costs of developing new super-fields such as Kazakhstan’s offshore Kashagan and Brazil’s southern Atlantic Jupiter and Carioca fields, which will require billions in investments before their first barrels of oil are produced. In such a scenario, additives and substitutes such as biofuels will play an ever-increasing role by stretching beleaguered production quotas. As market forces and rising prices drive this technology to the forefront, one of the richest potential production areas has been totally overlooked by investors up to now – Central Asia . Formerly th

Field trials of production in Montana , currently the center of U.S. camelina research, showed a wide range of results of 330-1,700 lbs of seed per acre, with oil content varying between 29 and 40%. Optimal seeding rates have been determined to be in the 6-8 lb per acre range, as the seeds’ small size of 400,000 seeds per lb can create problems in germination to achieve an optimal plant density of around 9 plants per sq. ft. Camelina's potential could allow Uzbekistan to begin breaking out of its most dolorous legacy, the imposition of a cotton monoculture that has warped the country's attempts at agrarian reform since achieving independence in 1991. Beginning in the late 19th century, the Russian government determined that Central Asia would become its cotton plantation to feed Moscow 's growing textile industry. The process was accelerated under the Soviets. While Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were also ordered by Moscow to sow cotton, Uzbekistan in particular was singled out to produce "white gold." By the end of the 1930s the Soviet Union had become self-sufficient in cotton; five decades later it had become a major exporter of cotton, producing more than one-fifth of the world's production, concentrated in Uzbekistan , which produced 70 percent of the Soviet Union 's output. Try as it might to diversify, in the absence of alternatives Tashkent remains wedded to cotton, producing about 3.6 million tons annually, which br

What these three downstream countries do have however is a Soviet-era legacy of agricultural production, which in Uzbekistan’s and Turkmenistan case was largely directed towards cotton production, while Kazakhstan, beginning in the 1950s with Khrushchev’s “Virgin Lands” programs, has become a major producer of wheat. Based on my discussions with Central Asian government officials, given the thirsty demands of cotton monoculture, foreign proposals to diversify agrarian production towards biofuel would have great appeal in Astana, Ashgabat and Tashkent and to a lesser extent Astana for those hardy investors willing to bet on the future, especially as a plant indigenous to the region has already proven itself in trials. Known in the West as false flax, wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame and Siberian oilseed, camelina is attracting increased scientific interest for its oleaginous qualities, with several European and American companies already investigating how to produce it in commercial quantities for biofuel. In January Japan Airlines undertook a historic test flight using camelina-based bio-jet fuel, becoming the first Asian carrier to experiment with flying on fuel derived from sustainable feedstocks during a one-hour demonstration flight from Tokyo 's Haneda Airport . The test was the culmination of a 12-month evaluation of camelina's operational performance capability and potential commercial viability. As an alternative energy source, ca

Distorted oil reserve figures create biofuel opportunities in Asia John C.K. Daly, OilPrice.com Published 11/23/2009 Print This ArticleReturn To ArticleNormal TextLarge TextEmail Share The recent revelations of a International Energy Administration whistleblower that the IEA may have distorted key oil projections under intense U.S. pressure is, if true (and whistleblowers rarely come forward to advance their careers), a slow-burning thermonuclear explosion on future global oil production. The Bush administration’s actions in pressuring the IEA to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the chances of finding new reserves have the potential to throw governments’ long-term planning into chaos. Whatever the reality, rising long term global demands seem certain to outstrip production in the next decade, especially given the high and rising costs of developing new super-fields such as Kazakhstan’s offshore Kashagan and Brazil’s southern Atlantic Jupiter and Carioca fields, which will require billions in investments before their first barrels of oil are produced. In such a scenario, additives and substitutes such as biofuels will play an ever-increasing role by stretching beleaguered production quotas. As market forces and rising prices drive this technology to the forefront, one of the richest potential production areas has been totally overlooked by investors up to now – Central Asia . Formerly t

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DOOers!!!!! nice rise on low volume

8.105p for 20k shares

buy orders range from dreamland of 3.5p to 8p and sell orders from 9p to 15p. Most trades done via sets.!!!!!!!!!

nice to see it up on open only 5 trades low volume

9 mm's in this one and not alot of shares being traded. there has been buying today and IMHO it should have gone up late morning. Only about 350K shares traded not alot at all. Looks like peeps are holding for bid offer. MM's may try and shake but at no affect

just ticked up 8p up 3.2%

Did say we will have several of these as positions are changed by investors. http://www.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&cb=1258497251&article=40398079&symbol=L%5EDOO

8.25p up 3.1%

expect several rns's like this http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/notes-on-form-385b.pdf

they have cash, yes it would help and create confidence as i see BP pull out (with options to re enter cheap) is on peeps minds that was a sometime backish. But i always question motives of large oil and gas co's like BP. Sometimes i think its to please the gren lobby, slow down developments of green fuel etc etc list can go on. However it could be anyone intersested as long as they have the money who cares, i know china is looking at green fuel big time. But is this enough for them or just a start. GL DYOR

read the takeover code a posted alink to.....looks like someone is topping up their holding not in the normal official cap. I'm sure someone will either agree or correct me. The rns is abit urnnnnnnnnnnnhhhhhhhhh!!!!

is someone having a sidebet (greedy if you ask me)

as thought!!!!!!!!!! http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/notes-on-form-385b.pdf