Turkmenistan agrees to supply gas to Pakistan, India

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Turkmenistan's state gas company Turkmengaz signed gas sales and purchase agreements.

23 May,2012 02:52 pm

Turkmenistan has signed a natural gas deal with Pakistan and India in a significant boost to the proposed construction of a 1,800-kilometer (1,100-mile) pipeline across Afghanistan.Representatives from Indias state-owned Gail Ltd. and Pakistans privately run Pakistans Inter State Gas System traveled to Turkmenistan to formalize the deal Wednesday to receive gas through a pipeline projected to pump 90 million cubic meters (3.18 billion cubic feet) a day.Information on prices and the amount of gas to be purchased by specific nations has not been made public.With a sales deal in place, the challenge of building a gas route through dangerous territories remains.