Öl, die Achillesferse der Weltwirtschaft / Energieversorgung

[Shahab3]

Iran Testing Middle-East's 1st Underground Gas Storage Facility

...the country has started testing the Middle-East's first underground gas storage facility, which has a 3bln c/m capacity.
...Under the fifth five year development plan's regulations, the NIGC should boost the country's gas storage capacity to 14 billion cubic meters up to 2015.

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Russia Willing to Join Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project
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GPB Global Resources, an international group of companies and a subsidiary of Gazprom Bank of Russia, offered to finance the $1.5 billion pipeline project if the contract is awarded to the Russian energy giant - Gazprom, sources said.
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Earlier, during a recent trip to China, Pakistani President Zardari and Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain also convinced the Chinese leadership to take part in bidding for the construction of the IP gas pipeline.

Tehran has also offered to lay the pipeline in Pakistan's territory on a supplier credit basis. According to an official of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Iran is ready to provide pipeline and compressors on a supplier credit basis for which payments could be made after two years.
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Also weiterhin wenig Fortschritte bei IPI. Die Ambitionen seitens Pakistans und Irans, die Russen und Chinesen ins Boot zu holen haben für Pakistan offenbar finanzielle und für den Iran offensichtlich politische Hintergründe. Insbesondere Russland hat ein Interesse daran, dass iranisches Gas vor allem in Asien vermarktet wird und die Chinesen haben selbst bereits beträchtliche Summen in diesem Sektor im Iran investiert. Pakistan wird bekanntlich von den USA erpresst, dieses Projekt unter keinen Umständen zu realisieren. Indien hält sich diplomatisch alle Möglichkeiten offen, scheint sich aktuell aber nicht mehr aktiv an den Planunen zu beteiligen. Daher zunächst "IP" - statt "IPI".