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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has said that work on Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline should be intensified, Trend News said citing Turkmen television report. According to the Turkmen leader, the formation of a multi-variant system of transporting...
Reports about Kazakhstan's joining the TAPI gas pipeline project is premature, country’s Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov told media on Friday. "During my recent visit to India where the project was discussed, some media outlets disseminated the information that Kazakhstan is ready to join the...
Pakistan attaches great importance to the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline and wants to see the project built as soon as possible, Dawn newspaper quoted Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as saying in the Turkmen capital. Zardari said that Pakistan fully supports the Turkmenistan’s...
US ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said his country supports Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) gas pipeline project (TAPI), but not Iran-Pakistan project. “As far as Pakistan, Iran gas project is concerned, US does not lend support to it and rather we support TAPI.
Turkmenistan is contemplating holding another meeting to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project’s implementation, Trend news agency reported last week citing Turkmen government. The agenda of the meeting is expected to be issues related to organizational, legal and technical questions for creation...
India’s ministry of petroleum and natural gas has said that the commercial operation of $9-billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is expected to commence by 2017-18, Business Standard reported. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament...
The Indian cabinet on Thursday approved the formation of the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project and to permit GAIL India Ltd. to join the SPV. TAPI Ltd, which would be based in Dubai, would take up the feasibility study and design...
Bangladesh has decide to opt out of its plan to join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project as it is not commercially viable, a top energy ministry official to Financial Express Bangladesh on Sturday. Importing natural gas from the distant Central Asia's Turkmenistan...
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said India is fully committed to implement the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project by August 2017, IANS reported. "India is deficient in energy resources whereas Turkmenistan is rich in hydrocarbon resources. Our common endeavour...
Afghanistan has withdrawn from purchasing its share of gas under the TAPI project, and the surplus will now be shared by Pakistan and India, The Express tribune has reported. As a result of this move, Pakistan and India are expected to pay another $450 million in transit fee to Afghanistan. Under the...