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Pakistan Invites China, Europe to Set up LNG Plants

Pakistan is eyeing Central Asia as its energy trade partner, especially Turkmenistan, and is seeking gas supplies for Gwadar in an effort to make it an international energy hub by encouraging China and European countries to establish liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and export the fuel. “We want to be …

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Turkmenistan Begins Exporting Gas to Pakistan via Afghanistan

Local authorities in Kandahar province say an international company has officially started exporting natural gas from Turkmenistan to Pakistan through Afghanistan. The Chamber of Commerce and Investment says that the route overland through Afghanistan is a lot shorter than the one the company previously used through Iran. By rerouting tankers …

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Pakistan Seeks to Buy Russian Oil at $50 per Barrel

Pakistan is looking to buy Russian oil at $50 per barrel, media reported on Sunday, as the South Asian country is grappling with an economic and foreign reserves liquidity crisis. Pakistan is desperate to import energy at low costs, after it was outspent on the market last year when oil …

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IEA Considers Forming Special Unit for Security of TAPI Project

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Saturday it is ready to form a special unit to safeguard the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. In a statement, the office of deputy prime minister for economic affairs, noted that TAPI as a significant regional economic project was initiated during the …

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