Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said Rosneft has not officially applied for an increase in transit volumes to China.

The Kirkuk Ceyhan pipeline crosses territory taken by Islamic State militants in 2014 and recaptured by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces over the past two years.

Officials and experts have warned about the adverse impact of the plan on groundwater resources and aquifers.

The TAPI pipeline is expected to link the regions of Central Asia and South Asia and transport up to 33 bcm of natural gas.

Based on the agreement. the French company would cooperate with Iran'.s Samin Sazeh over the project.

This is Chevron’s second project in the Australian LNG rush.

Both Iran and Indonesia have already announced serious plans to boost the level of their trade to as high as $2 billion.

Japan exploring opportunities in downstream and mid-stream sectors.

Saudi Aramco’s commitment to invest in India’s energy sector comes in the wake of the complete removal of subsidy and administered pricing of auto fuel since October 2014.

Iraq. OPEC’s second-largest producer. had approached PetroChina and Exxon Mobil about investing in the project.