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| Pact on Iran gas pipeline by June |
| 2005-02-11 |
| India is hopeful that an agreement with Iran on the proposed gas pipeline will be signed by June this year. "I am going to Tehran in June and hope this would act as a catalyst in furthering an agreement on import of natural gas through pipeline passing through Pakistan", Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar told newspersons after a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Siyavash Zaragar Yaghoubi here. Mr Aiyar said that Iran will sign two different sets of agreements—one each with Pakistan and India. The agreement with India will envisage delivery of natural gas at India's borders, "the second would be between Iran and Pakistan on how the gas is to be transported to the Indian border". Meanwhile, Mr Aiyar also launched futures trading in crude oil initiated by the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX). The Minister said that the importance in the external aspect of pursuing energy security has opened a plethora of opportunities. "As there is no fully matured Asian oil market at present, we need futures market to achieve that", he said. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 Shoot, the Bugtis don't care what the religion is of the pipeline's owners, they just want a bigger cut, or they'll blow it up again... and again... and ... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-11 11:12:21 PM |
| #2 Pakistan -- now that's where I'd want my pipeline to run through. Especially if I were Hindu or Buddhist or athiest. Yeah, that Islamic fundamentalist pipe maintenance is almost perfect for that mullah gas. |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-02-11 8:43:43 PM |
| #1 http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/12/stories/2005021207021100.htm . Iran's Ambassador to India, Siavash Zargar Yaghoubi, feels that the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline could be extended to China as well. Though discussions on the gas pipeline are beginning in earnest only now, Mr. Yaghoubi feels that the pipeline can enter Chinese territory through India. "This is an idea," he said about extending the pipeline to China. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-02-11 8:34:39 PM |