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India sees gas from Iran via Pakistan in 2012 Thu June 9, 2005 4:35 PM GMT+05:30 BAKU (Reuters) - Work on a long-delayed gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan has speeded up dramatically, with the first construction tenders expected to be awarded in 2006 and first gas flowing in 2012, India said on Thursday. "There is a very intensive dialogue between Iran, India and Pakistan. Pakistan will take a decision by Dec. 31," Petroleum and Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar told an industry conference in Baku. "The project will be on the ground by the New Year and we must start awarding contracts next year," he said. The plan for a giant pipeline from Iran, which holds the world's second largest gas reserves after Russia, was long stuck due to political tensions between India and Pakistan. But Aiyar said improving relations between the two neighbours lifted hopes that their fast-growing and energy-hungry economies would get Iranian gas by early next decade. "If we start building it in 2006 we will be able to complete the project by 2012," said Aiyar. He also said India may need additional gas supplies as its economy was growing at a healthy pace of 7 percent a year. He said another long-delayed gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan could be extended to India. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
