Strong pitch for Iran-India pipeline via the Sultanate

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Strong pitch for Iran-India pipeline via the Sultanate
By R A K Singh
31 Aug 2015

India's apex body guiding the country's trade and industry has made a strong pitch for the Iran-Oman-India undersea gas pipeline saying that New Delhi should fully exploit the economic opportunities arising out of lifting of Western sanctions on Iran.
31 August 2015
NEW DELHI: August 30: India's apex body guiding the country's trade and industry has made a strong pitch for the Iran-Oman-India undersea gas pipeline saying that New Delhi should fully exploit the economic opportunities arising out of lifting of Western sanctions on Iran. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India has advised the Indian government to consider channelising its energy for the development of Iran-India-Oman gas pipeline. "Lifting of Western sanctions on Iran throws open a great opportunity for India to transport natural gas from Iran to Porbandar Port in Gujarat, bypassing Pakistan," said a study by the chamber.

"Lifting of Western sanctions now holds the promise of starting an undersea pipeline project that would bring Iranian gas to India via the Arabian Sea," said the chamber Secretary-General D S Rawat, quoting from the paper on India's Trade with Iran.

"With the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline still stuck and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipelines yet to take off, the South Asia Gas Enterprises Pvt Ltd (SAGE) has proposed under sea pipeline bypassing Pakistan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to transport up to 1.1 billion standard cubic feet per day of gas from Chabahar in Iran and Ras al Jifan in Oman to Porbandar in Gujarat with a spur line to Mumbai later," the paper said.

It added that "the 1,200-1,300 km pipeline, is set to cost $4.5 billion."

"Given the kind of serious political problems, the proposed pipeline projects like TAPI and IPI, involving Pakistan, it is feared, may remain a pipe dream. All other viable alternatives to enhance India's energy security must be explored", said Rawat.

India is increasingly looking abroad for natural gas, which it does not import from Iran. India needs to resurrect Iranian oil and gas projects.
© Oman Daily Observer 2015


Strong pitch for Iran-India pipeline via the Sultanate - Zawya Projects

 

[shah1398]

Timeline says that first Gas is expected in 2017. To make that happen the project should have kicked off by now. Or not?

 

[Ind4Ever]

Timeline says that first Gas is expected in 2017. To make that happen the project should have kicked off by now. Or not?

May be or may be not . If you note there are 3 main traffic points . From Iran oman and india . If work started from all these points so every on meets at exchange point through which oil will be diverted to india from either of these countries . But from where you came up with 2 years time line ? There is no emergency of any kind to hush hush this landmark pipe line which is very important aspect of energy security .

 

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I guess if India can get gas and oil from both Iran and Oman, the project will be feasible as it cut costs and increase the through put.