Myanmar with project pipeline gas in Bangladesh bypass to India
Aug 4, 2006, 12:01 AM
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8905528
Myanmar with project pipeline gas in Bangladesh bypass to India
building while Bangladesh bypass will India -- IRNA 4, Aug Delhi, New
for terms tough set Dhaka after Myanmar from pipeline gas proposed a
cost, estimated its tripling soil, its through pass to project the
.yesterday said officials Indian
states, northeastern India's through pass now will pipeline The
distance longer the to due billion 3 $ to cost estimated its inflating
.said they ,
yet have they although work, survey begun have firms state Indian
considering also is which Myanmar, with deal import gas a secure to
from reported "Bangladesh From News" Thailand, and China to sales
.Bangladesh of capital Dhaka,
trade bilateral huge the reduce to India wanted Bangladesh"
electricity of sale and Bhutan and Nepal to transit allow deficit,
a said "territory, Indian through Bangladesh to countries those from
.official ministry foreign Indian senior
of part become cannot and issues bilateral essentially are These"
be would we once conditions such accept we If .agreement trilateral a
be to want not did who official, the "precedent, bad a setting
.Reuters told identified,
the pace, up picked had Myanmar with deal gas the on Negotiations
to set be not could timeframe a that added but said, officials
.agreement import an conclude
Indian with blocks, offshore two from gas import to plans India
.block each in cent per 30 owning firms energy state
1,400km, of distance a cover to expected is route pipeline new The
.added officials the
has third-largest, Asia's economy, growing rapidly India's
crude its of cent per 70 imports it But .soar demand energy witnessed
.consumes it gas the half barely produces and oil
to plans pursuing aggressively been has result, a as Delhi, New
oil foreign seeking also is and pipelines gas transnational build
.demand feed to assets
no been had there said Hemayetuddin Secretary Foreign Bangladesh
.now time some for India with pipeline the on discussions
given been has or pursued be to going is it if say cannot I So"
.Reuters told he "up,
with dealings its in Bangladesh for setback second the is This
.India neighbouring
$3bn a on work suspended month last Tata conglomerate Indian
Bangladeshi by delays of because Bangladesh in plan investment
.authorities
world's the has it says which Myanmar, in project the Besides
cubic trillion 90 than more at estimated reserves gas tenth-biggest
and Iran from pipelines gas planning also is Delhi New feet,
.Turkmenistan
early agreement trilateral a signed Bangladesh and Myanmar India,
such first Delhi's New for pipeline 290km the build to year last
.project international
about get to expected had Bangladesh ahead, gone had plan the If
.fees transmission annual in $100m earn to and investment in $350m
of right one-off as $100m another get to expected also Bangladesh
sharing for year each $25m and project the from charges way
.management
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