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Sat, 09/17/2011 - 10:05
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Envoy: Infrastructures Ready for Gas Exports to Pakistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran's Ambassador to Pakistan Mashallah Shakeri underlined that Iran has already prepared the infrastructures needed for exports of natural gas to Pakistan and is waiting for the Pakistani side to prepare the grounds for importing Iran's gas.
Speaking to FNA, Shakeri said that Iran has readied the needed capacity for exporting 110 million cubic meters of natural gas to its eastern region.
"Pakistan, too, has done good work. Iran should start supplying gas to Pakistan by 2014 and the Pakistani side is committed to receive it on time," the Iranian diplomat stated.
"We only need 200km of pipelining to reach the Pakistani border and we will be ready for export whenever Pakistan states its preparedness," he stated, adding that Iran will supply one third of Pakistan's need to natural gas once the project comes on stream in 2014.
Earlier this year, Pakistani Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Oamar underlined the country's resolve to complete the multi-billion-dollar pipeline project which is due to bring Iran's gas to Pakistan.
In a major breakthrough on March 20, 2009, the Pakistani government approved Iran's proposed pricing formula for gas supplies to the South Asian nation.
Subsequently, Tehran and Islamabad signed a final agreement to launch implementation of the project.
Tehran and Islamabad also sealed a final contract for the start of Iran's gas exports to Pakistan through the multi-billion-dollar pipeline in spring 2014.
The last annex of the agreement for export of Iran's gas to Pakistan was later signed by the then Iranian Oil Minister Massoud Mir-Kazzemi and Managing Director of Pakistan's Inter-State Gas Company Naeem Sharafat in a meeting also attended by the Iranian oil ministry's representative in gas talks with Pakistan Seyed Reza Kassayeezadeh.
The 2700-kilometer long pipeline was to supply gas for Pakistan and India which are suffering a lack of energy sources, but India has evaded talks. In 2010, Iran and Pakistan declared they would finalize the agreement bilaterally if India continued to be absent in the meetings.
According to the project proposal, the pipeline will begin from Iran's Assalouyeh Energy Zone in the south and stretch over 1,100 km through Iran. In Pakistan, it will pass through Baluchistan and Sindh but officials now say the route may be changed if China agrees to the project.
The gas will be supplied from the South Pars field. The initial capacity of the pipeline will be 22 billion cubic meters of natural gas per annum, which is expected to be later raised to 55 billion cubic meters. It is expected to cost $7.4 billion.
Speaking to FNA, Shakeri said that Iran has readied the needed capacity for exporting 110 million cubic meters of natural gas to its eastern region.
"Pakistan, too, has done good work. Iran should start supplying gas to Pakistan by 2014 and the Pakistani side is committed to receive it on time," the Iranian diplomat stated.
"We only need 200km of pipelining to reach the Pakistani border and we will be ready for export whenever Pakistan states its preparedness," he stated, adding that Iran will supply one third of Pakistan's need to natural gas once the project comes on stream in 2014.
Earlier this year, Pakistani Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Oamar underlined the country's resolve to complete the multi-billion-dollar pipeline project which is due to bring Iran's gas to Pakistan.
In a major breakthrough on March 20, 2009, the Pakistani government approved Iran's proposed pricing formula for gas supplies to the South Asian nation.
Subsequently, Tehran and Islamabad signed a final agreement to launch implementation of the project.
Tehran and Islamabad also sealed a final contract for the start of Iran's gas exports to Pakistan through the multi-billion-dollar pipeline in spring 2014.
The last annex of the agreement for export of Iran's gas to Pakistan was later signed by the then Iranian Oil Minister Massoud Mir-Kazzemi and Managing Director of Pakistan's Inter-State Gas Company Naeem Sharafat in a meeting also attended by the Iranian oil ministry's representative in gas talks with Pakistan Seyed Reza Kassayeezadeh.
The 2700-kilometer long pipeline was to supply gas for Pakistan and India which are suffering a lack of energy sources, but India has evaded talks. In 2010, Iran and Pakistan declared they would finalize the agreement bilaterally if India continued to be absent in the meetings.
According to the project proposal, the pipeline will begin from Iran's Assalouyeh Energy Zone in the south and stretch over 1,100 km through Iran. In Pakistan, it will pass through Baluchistan and Sindh but officials now say the route may be changed if China agrees to the project.
The gas will be supplied from the South Pars field. The initial capacity of the pipeline will be 22 billion cubic meters of natural gas per annum, which is expected to be later raised to 55 billion cubic meters. It is expected to cost $7.4 billion.
