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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pak-Iran gas pipeline: PM forms committee to resolve arbitration impasse

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday told the Senate that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a high-level committee to resolve the Pak-Iran gas pipeline arbitration impasse. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice by lawmaker Talha Mahmood, the minister said the committee was examining the project's legal, financial and energy aspects, including Pakistan's potential liability and future energy requirements. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Ukraine drone strike damages port, gas pipeline in Russia's Tuapse

Ukrainian drone attack has damaged port infrastructure and a gas pipeline in a residential area of the Black Sea port city of Tuapse, Russian regional authorities said, adding that no injuries were reported. The operational headquarters of Russia’s Krasnodar region said emergency crews were dispatched to repair the damage following the overnight attack. In a statement posted on Telegram, the regional administration said that a port berth had been damaged and that a gas pipeline in a residential area was also affected. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream blasts

A Ukrainian suspect in the explosives attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia has been arrested in Italy, German prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, partially named as Serhii K., is accused of being part of a group “who placed explosive devices on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines near the island of Bornholm in September 2022”, the prosecutors said in a statement. German prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man over the blasts on the pipelines, which carried Russian gas to Germany… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Russia says Ukraine targeted infrastructure of gas pipeline to Türkiye 

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, which carries Russian gas to Europe via Türkiye. “On January 11, the Kyiv regime, in order to cut off gas supplies to European countries, attempted an attack with nine drones,” on a gas compressor station in southern Russia that supplies the TurkStream pipeline, Moscow’s defence ministry said in a statement. It said all the drones were shot down, with the falling debris causing “minor damage” to a building and equipment at a gas… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Afghanistan green signals work on TAPI gas pipeline

Afghanistan said on Thursday that work would begin on a $10 billion TAPI gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border. Progress on the TAPI pipeline, running through Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, has been repeatedly delayed because of security issues in conflict-ridden Afghanistan. “From today the operations will start on Afghanistan’s soil,” Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at the ceremony in comments broadcast by Afghan state television. Read More…

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Germany is right to investigate Nord Stream pipeline blasts: Kremlin

The Kremlin has said on Monday that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to want a thorough investigation into a 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines despite what it said were attempts by some Western powers to hush up what really happened. Scholz said in an interview with German television over the weekend that Berlin's investigation would make sure that nothing was concealed and do its best to ensure that those responsible for the blasts were punished. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Business

Work on Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline initiated: Minister

Caretaker Federal Minister for Energy, Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali said that work on the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline has been initiated. The minister said that 20 per cent natural gas has been decreased as compared to last year, while the government would try to manage gas load-shedding in winter; however, he added the government could not provide gas on cheaper rates, after purchasing at higher rates. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

Pakistan, Turkmenistan ink accord to implement TAPI gas pipeline project

Pakistan and Turkmenistan signed a joint implementation plan on Thursday to execute the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. The ceremony was attended by PM Shehbaz Sharif and a delegation of Turkmenistan led by Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma’a in Islamabad. State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik and Turkmenistan’s State Minister and Chairman of TurkmenGas, Maskat Babayev inked the accord. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Lithuanian gas pipeline hit a large explosion

A large blast has hit a gas pipeline in the Pasvalys region of northern Lithuania, near the Latvian border. Local media images showed flames illuminating the night sky, but officials say there have been no injuries caused by the explosion. Latvia's Defence Minister Artis Pabriks wrote on Twitter that the cause of the incident would be investigated and said sabotage could not be ruled out. Read More…

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