Trans-national pipeline project: India, Pak may seek global certification on Iran gas reserves.

(From Business Line)

from BUSINESS LINE, September 16, 2005 New Delhi, Sept. 15 - INDIA and Pakistan may seek international certification on Iran's gas reserves once the structure of the trans-national pipeline is finalised. Iran is estimated to have the world's second largest gas reserves after Russia, and an international certification may be sought assessing long-term supply of assured gas, a Petroleum Ministry official told Business Line. The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, was expected to seek Cabinet approval on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline in November, the official said. Representatives from the three countries were …