Pakistan to ensure Iranian gas flow to India
TEHRAN, Jan 27 (Commodity Online): Pakistan will assume responsibility for transferring Iranian gas to India under the terms of a pipeline agreement with Tehran, Iranian energy executives said.
Iran and Pakistan scheduled a February meeting to sign off on a deal for a pipeline from the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf. Pakistan gets 750 million cubic feet of natural gas per day as part a 25-year deal for the proposed pipeline.
Reza Kasaeizadeh, the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Co, said Islamabad agreed to secure the transit of Iranian gas to India across its territory, state-funded broadcaster Press TV reports.
"According to a gas deal signed between the two countries, Islamabad will be responsible for the transfer operations of Iran's exporting gas in Pakistan's territory." he said.
Negotiations on the pipeline have limped along for decades. India's position on the project remains in doubt because of a civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States. New Delhi said Pakistani security issues present additional obstacles.
Washington opposes the project because of the economic benefits it would give to Iran, which is facing punitive economic sanctions for its controversial nuclear programme.
TEHRAN, Jan 27 (Commodity Online): Pakistan will assume responsibility for transferring Iranian gas to India under the terms of a pipeline agreement with Tehran, Iranian energy executives said.
Iran and Pakistan scheduled a February meeting to sign off on a deal for a pipeline from the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf. Pakistan gets 750 million cubic feet of natural gas per day as part a 25-year deal for the proposed pipeline.
Reza Kasaeizadeh, the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Co, said Islamabad agreed to secure the transit of Iranian gas to India across its territory, state-funded broadcaster Press TV reports.
"According to a gas deal signed between the two countries, Islamabad will be responsible for the transfer operations of Iran's exporting gas in Pakistan's territory." he said.
Negotiations on the pipeline have limped along for decades. India's position on the project remains in doubt because of a civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States. New Delhi said Pakistani security issues present additional obstacles.
Washington opposes the project because of the economic benefits it would give to Iran, which is facing punitive economic sanctions for its controversial nuclear programme.
