Gholam-Hossein Nozari, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), did not say whether
"Gazprom is a capable and big company and if it enters the peace pipeline it will help with the progress and speed up the operation," he was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency, referring to the planned energy link from
The pipeline project, which aims to feed the growing energy needs of the subcontinent, has made slow progress in part due to political tensions between
Apart from the pipeline, New Delhi is also negotiating with Iran to secure a deal that would see Tehran supply 5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a year over a 25-year-period from 2009.
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