Pakistan Seeks Local Funds for Iran Gas Deal Opposed by U.S.
August 18th, 2011
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Pakistan plans to borrow $300 million from local banks to build a pipeline that will carry natural gas from neighboring Iran, easing its worst energy crisis that is curbing economic growth. As the report notes: “…Local state-owned companies will provide about $210 million in equity for the $1.3 billion […]
Read more »Pakistan Woos Russian Energy Giant
May 19th, 2011
Via Pakistan’s Tribune, an update on Pakistan’s courtship of Gazprom. As the article notes: “…Pakistan will make an offer to Russian energy giant Gazprom, the largest extractor of natural gas in the world, to participate in two multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline projects – Iran-Pakistan (IP) and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) projects, during President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to […]
Read more »Pakistan: underinvested
May 2nd, 2011
Via The Financial Times, a brief analysis of the investment potential in Pakistan given recent events: “…If the US Department of State follows up on its pledge to pay $25m in reward money for information leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden, then perhaps somebody, somewhere, is in line for a mega-windfall, equivalent to […]
Read more »A Flow Of Troubles For Iran-Pakistan pipeline
February 5th, 2011
Courtesy of The National, a look at the troubles making the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project a risky venture and, in some people’s eyes, a pipe dream. As the article notes: “…Pakistan’s south-western province of Balochistan, which shares long borders with Iran and Afghanistan, is the key area for strategic gas pipeline projects from energy-rich Iran, […]
Read more »Iran – Pakistan – India Pipeline: New Discussions
May 24th, 2010
Via Energy Daily, an update on the long discussed Iran – India – Pakistan pipeline. As the article notes: As Iran braces for a new round of U.N. sanctions over its contentious nuclear program, Pakistan has called on longtime rival India to sign on to a planned $7.6 billion natural gas pipeline from the Islamic […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Energy Sector and The Great Game
November 15th, 2009
Courtesy of Radio Australia, an interesting interview on Pakistan’s energy sector in light of the geopolitical “game” currently unfolding in Central Asia. As the article reports: QADRI: Pakistan is not just a gateway to mineral resource wealth in Central Asia and the Middle East, it is itself rich in minerals and fossil fuels. According to […]
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