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Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says Turkmenistan will begin construction on a much-delayed gas pipeline stretching from Central Asia to South Asia by the end of this year. Sharif told a meeting of business leaders on Friday that he will travel to Turkmenistan in December for project’s ground-breaking ceremony, which will be attended by other South Asian leaders as well. In his televised comments, Sharif did not give further details about the project, which is known as TAPI, an ...

The governments of Kenya and Uganda have announced that they have agreed on the route to be taken by the crude oil pipeline that will transport oil from the Albertine and Lokichar basins. The announcement comes as Kenya

India and Nepal signed an agreement on Monday to construct a 41-km-long oil pipeline connecting both countries. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) of the Rs 275 crore project was signed by Indian petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Nepal

NMDC Limited (an Indian Public sector iron or miner) is in talks to set up a slurry pipeline project in joint venture with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Essar Steel, Kudermukh Iron Ore Company Ltd and others. The project entails an investment of ? 8,000-9,000 crore and will also include two iron ore pellet plants, a top official of the company said. « The first phase of the project is targeted to be complete by 2018, » said Narendra Kothari, ...

Russia approved the draft of the intergovernmental agreement with Pakistan regarding the construction of the North-South gas pipeline. According to the Energy Ministry of Russia, the agreement provided a

The results of a study looking at transporting natural gas from Cyprus