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India revives talks on gas
pipeline connecting it with
Oman and Iran
New Delhi: With the multi- billion-dollar gas pipeline linking Iran, Pakistan and India still to see the light of day, India on Friday discussed the possibility of reviving a deep sea pipeline connecting Oman and Iran to energy-deficient India, two people close to the development said. "The proposal was discussed," during separate talks between Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid and Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the minister responsible for foreign affairs of Oman and Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif, one of the people cited above said. The proposal, first made in the mid-1990s, was revived "because when it was proposed the technology for laying such a pipeline didn't exist. But now we see that a similar pipeline has been laid in the North Sea which opens possibilities for the use of similar technology elsewhere," said one of the people cited above. According to the proposal, "gas will be transported from Iran to Oman and then onwards to India. All this will, of course, need careful study. What happened today was an expression of willingness to try and explore the possibility of such a pipeline that was proposed and then given up in the 1990s," said the second person cited above when asked for details like project costs. Energy-starved India imports almost 80% of its requirements.
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India revives talks on gas pipeline connecting it with Oman and Iran - Livemint
pipeline connecting it with
Oman and Iran
New Delhi: With the multi- billion-dollar gas pipeline linking Iran, Pakistan and India still to see the light of day, India on Friday discussed the possibility of reviving a deep sea pipeline connecting Oman and Iran to energy-deficient India, two people close to the development said. "The proposal was discussed," during separate talks between Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid and Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the minister responsible for foreign affairs of Oman and Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif, one of the people cited above said. The proposal, first made in the mid-1990s, was revived "because when it was proposed the technology for laying such a pipeline didn't exist. But now we see that a similar pipeline has been laid in the North Sea which opens possibilities for the use of similar technology elsewhere," said one of the people cited above. According to the proposal, "gas will be transported from Iran to Oman and then onwards to India. All this will, of course, need careful study. What happened today was an expression of willingness to try and explore the possibility of such a pipeline that was proposed and then given up in the 1990s," said the second person cited above when asked for details like project costs. Energy-starved India imports almost 80% of its requirements.
Read more here:
India revives talks on gas pipeline connecting it with Oman and Iran - Livemint
