Lapses by GAIL led to pipeline fire in AP last year: Regulator

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 20:58

Oil regulator has found state- owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd guilty of severe lapses that led to an explosion at one of its pipelines in Andhra Pradesh, killing at least 29 persons in June last year.

RIL completes 49.9% stake sale in US pipeline venture for $1 bn

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 00:31

Reliance Industries Wednesday said it has closed the deal to sell its entire 49.9 percent interest in a US shale oil and gas pipeline joint venture to New York -listed Enterprise Products Partners for USD 1.073 billion.

Turkmen gas could reach Europe through Iran: EU official

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 16:59

Speaking after a meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in the capital Ashgabat,Sefcovic, vice president of the European Commission for Energy Union, also said he expected that imports of Turkmen gas via a pipeline built under the Caspian sea could begin as soon as 2019.

TAPI gas pipeline construction to take 5 years: Afghan Prez

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 15:59

The construction of the USD 10-billion TAPI gas pipeline project will be completed in the next five years, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday.

Trans-Afghan gas pipeline may become a reality: Pradhan

Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015, 14:36

Trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline connecting Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India may become a reality soon as negotiation for the ambitious project is at the final stage, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in Lok Sabha today.

No change in position on Iran-Pak gas pipeline: US

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 13:22

The US has said that there is no change in its position regarding Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, to which it was earlier opposed to, in the view of the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries.

Assocham seeks OilMin support for natural gas pipeline project

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 20:41

According to Assocham, the subsea natural gas pipeline from the Middle East to India has assumed more significance as other gas line projects likIran-Pakistan-India (IPI) and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) have made little progress.

Gas pipeline: Environment Ministry to oppose any damage to agri lands

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 16:12

Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday said her Ministry will express opposition if there was any damage caused to agricultural lands or environment under the Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline.

India seeks payment guarantee from Pak to sign gas agreement

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 15:16

India has sought from Pakistan sovereign payment guarantees before it can sign a contract to export natural gas through a pipeline from Punjab.

'Iran-Pakistan pipeline could be a death sentence'

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 18:29

As Pakistan pushes ahead with an ambitious gas pipeline with Iran despite objections from the US, a leading think tank here warned the project would be a "death sentence" as the prices are too high.

Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline could be extended to China

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 15:50

Notwithstanding US opposition to its gas pipeline project with Iran, Pakistan is looking at the possibility of extending it to China as part of a planned economic corridor.