translate English to French: Further evidence of uncertainty was LUKOil’s acquiring and then disposing of a minor share in the BTC project, as well as its withdrawal from Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) in late 2002.9 If Moscow had counted on implicitly weakening support for the ‘non-Russian’ pipeline, Turkey’s position regarding the second Gulf war might have played into its hands by angering Washington, which, in the near future, may be more interested in developing Iraqi oilfields.
Si Moscou avait compté sur un affaiblissement implicite du soutien au pipeline « non russe », la position de la Turquie sur la deuxième guerre du Golfe aurait peut-être fait son jeu en irritant Washington, qui pourrait, dans un proche avenir, chercher à développer les champs pétroliers irakiens.