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Sep 04, 2013 Sudan and South Sudan averted a shutdown of economically vital oil flows and again pledged to implement economic and security pacts that have twice failed to take effect. At the close of a one-day summit with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said the South’s oil will continue to move through Sudan for export on the Red Sea. He pledged commitment to all agreements signed by Khartoum, and « that includes the ...

Sep 02, 2013 Turkey plans to buy a share of the Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project using its state pipeline company, Botas, according to the minister of energy and natural resources.

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Aug 28, 2013 Iran and Oman (its southern Arab neighbor) have signed a draft agreement to build a pipeline for the export of Iranian natural gas. Iran’s official IRNA news agency says the memorandum of understanding was signed between Iran’s Oil Minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and his Omani counterpart in Tehran. The report did not provide further details but said the two sides agreed to begin construction of the pipeline « in a short period of time. » The ...

Aug 24, 2013 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. Pakistani and Chinese officials will discuss the laying of the gas pipeline from Gwadar to western China in a meeting to be held. They will also take up a proposal about constructing an oil pipeline between the two countries. The two sides will sign a memorandum ...

Aug 23, 2013 Pakistan has decided to boycott the 22 August talks about the TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India) pipeline project. This comes in the wake of violation of the line of control agreement between India and Pakistan. Both sides have launched attacks at each other during the last few weeks resulting in several casualties on both sides of the border. The on-going peace process between both India and Pakistan has, as a result of this border ...