1.   Because they clog Russian pipelines built to transport conventional gas, they have often been treated more as a nuisance than a resource.

2.   To be sure, new pipelines already are being built to transport Caspian oil from the new Azerbaijan fields through Georgia, Turkey and Russia.

3.   The barge was not built to transport oil and is believed to have been carrying smuggled oil from Iraq.

4.   The vessel was built to transport Sherman tanks during World War II.

5.   A pipe is currently being built to transport offshore gas deposits to the Thai border.

6.   A pipeline is being built to transport the gas from the offshore field to the Thailand border by the consortium.