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Gas pipe deal for India, Pakistan imminent - Turkmen minister

Gas pipe deal for India, Pakistan imminent - Turkmen minister

November 05, 2011 / 10:34 IST
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By Marat Gurt

ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmenistan expects soon to sign a long-delayed agreement to sell natural gas to Pakistan and India and has "no doubts" that an ambitious project to build a pipeline through Afghanistan will be realised, a senior energy official said on Friday.

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Oil and Gas Minister Bayramgeldy Nedirov said the proposed Turkmenistan to India pipeline, known as TAPI, would require 1 trillion cubic metres of Turkmen gas to be pumped over a 30-year period.

"Preparations are under way for the imminent signing of an agreement on the sale and purchase of natural gas," Nedirov told an international investment forum.