尽管与沙特阿拉伯或伊朗相比不可同日而语，但在其他地方石油产量下降或受到政治因素影响的情况下，里海地区石油资源的重要性就能够充分地显现出来。
While far smaller than the deposits in Saudi Arabia or Iran, Caspian oil could prove important if oil production falls or is reduced for political reasons elsewhere.