The international oil and gas industry understands the need for diplomacy, a skill that is coming to dominate the matter of constructing and operating pipelines.That is certainly the emphasis of a recent study published by the Seattle-based National Bureau of Asian Research entitled "Pipeline Politics in Asia: The Intersection of Demand, Energy Markets, and Supply Routes.""The scramble for resources and transport has had uniquely important implications across East Asia and Eurasia while powerfully influencing regional energy market dynamics and geopolitical relationships," said Mikkal Herberg, one of five authors of the report."At the nexus of these dynamics is a ...