Tag: Pipeline
Expedited work on Pak-Iran gas pipeline
KARACHI - Work on Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline is quickly progressing and Nespak has signed an agreement with a German Company to place the pipeline. Approximately 1750 million cubic feet (mcf) of gas will be brought through this pipeline, said Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Managing Director Dr Faizullah Abbasi, while speaking at a conference on "Challenges Faced by Industries in the country: Remedies and Future Prospects for Industrialisation," organised by Bin Qasim Association of Trade
More ‘Mad Men’ in the pipeline
NEW YORK - A fifth season of 'Mad Men,' the US series retro-set in the 1960s New York advertising world, has been confirmed but will not be broadcast before March 2012, the AMC network said Tuesday.
The news from AMC, which has broadcast the series every summer for four years, drew some disappointed reactions from fans looking forward to seeing Don Draper - the hero played by Jon Hamm - in new shows a few months from now. AMC confirmed Tuesday it has ordered the fifth season from
The news from AMC, which has broadcast the series every summer for four years, drew some disappointed reactions from fans looking forward to seeing Don Draper - the hero played by Jon Hamm - in new shows a few months from now. AMC confirmed Tuesday it has ordered the fifth season from
Gas pipeline blown up in Naseerabad
DERA MURAD JAMALI - Unidentified men blew up a 12-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Rabih Canal area of Naseerabad District on Sunday, said a Levis Force official. The official said that unidentified men had strapped explosives to the pipeline supplying natural gas to Quetta from Shikarpur.
The blast partially damaged the gas pipeline, however there was no loss of life, said the official. The Levis Force immediately cordoned-off the site. A case was registered against
The blast partially damaged the gas pipeline, however there was no loss of life, said the official. The Levis Force immediately cordoned-off the site. A case was registered against
Rebels blow up repaired gas pipeline
QUETTA - Rebels blew up the largest gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday for a second time this week, again leaving thousands of consumers without gas, officials said. A senior administration official Anwar Durrani told the journalists that militants dynamited it overnight only a few hours after the authorities repaired it.
Sui Southern Gas company spokesman Enayatullah Ismail confirmed the fresh attack but said it would take another two days to restore supplies to
Sui Southern Gas company spokesman Enayatullah Ismail confirmed the fresh attack but said it would take another two days to restore supplies to
Pipeline Conference held
LAHORE - The second Pipeline Piping and Integrity Management Conference 2011 (PPIMC) was held at local hotel. The conference was organised by SKEN Business Management Services while Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Dr Javed Iqbal inaugurated the conference.
PSQCA Director Training Dr Shahzad Afzal, PARCO General Manager Muhammad Arif, PARCO General Manager Javed Iqbal Khan, Head of Technical Services - Engro Polymers and Chemical Limited Zubair Ashraf, TF
PSQCA Director Training Dr Shahzad Afzal, PARCO General Manager Muhammad Arif, PARCO General Manager Javed Iqbal Khan, Head of Technical Services - Engro Polymers and Chemical Limited Zubair Ashraf, TF
High pressure gas pipeline blown up
KARACHI - An 18-inch high pressure gas pipeline of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) was blown up near Hajano village in the Tangwani area of district Kashmore, suspending the gas supply to the entire Balochistan for at least three days. A serious incident of insurgency occurred at 6am on Thursday, near Hajano village in the Tangwani area of the district Kashmore about 34 kilometers downstream from Sui, south of the gas field and close to Balochistan and Sindh border.
As a result
As a result
Gas pipeline blown up
QUETTA - Saboteurs on Sunday exploded a main gas supply pipeline in Lot gas field area at Dera Bugti. Reports reaching here said unidentified people attached had attached explosives to the main 18-inch diameter gas pipeline which later exploded disrupting supply to main gas plant.
In another incident, four rockets were fired on Uchh gas field in the small hours on Sunday. The rockets missed the target and exploded in the open without causing any damage.
Gas pressure remains
In another incident, four rockets were fired on Uchh gas field in the small hours on Sunday. The rockets missed the target and exploded in the open without causing any damage.
Gas pressure remains
Afghan insurgent faction backs gas pipeline
KABUL: An Afghan insurgent faction has voiced its backing for the construction of a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline through Afghanistan and even pledged to provide security on a project stalled for over a decade by politics and violence. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India this month signed a preliminary agreement to push ahead with the "TAPI" pipeline, which is supported by Washington and would transport Turkmen gas over Afghan soil to consumers in India and Pakistan.
7,000 Afghan troops to guard TAPI pipeline
KABUL: Afghanistan will deploy up to 7,000 troops to secure a major transnational gas pipeline slated to run through some of the most dangerous parts of the war-torn country, an official said on Sunday.
The pledge comes a day after Turkmenistan signed broad agreements with Afghanistan, India and Pakistan at a summit in its capital Ashgabat on the ambitious venture.
The 1,700-kilometre (1,050-mile) TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been
The pledge comes a day after Turkmenistan signed broad agreements with Afghanistan, India and Pakistan at a summit in its capital Ashgabat on the ambitious venture.
The 1,700-kilometre (1,050-mile) TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been
Key TAPI pipeline agreement signed
ASHGABAT: Pakistan on Saturday signed broad agreements with Afghanistan, India, and Turkmenistanat a summit on a transnational gas pipeline, though talks yielded few concrete details.
The 1,700-kilometre TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been on hold for many years due to the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. The presidents of Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan met for the first time to discuss the project, while India was represented
The 1,700-kilometre TAPI pipeline, Ashgabat's dream project that first appeared in 1995, has been on hold for many years due to the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. The presidents of Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan met for the first time to discuss the project, while India was represented
IPI gas pipeline project not shelved: India
UNITED NATIONS: India has not abandoned the $7.3-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and is seriously looking for courageous insurance companies to underwrite the project, a senior diplomat attached to the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said on Saturday.
As the natural gas comes via Pakistan from Iran, there are some serious security concerns. "Apart from what we see is happening in the world today, we need Lloyds or other major global insurance giants setting
As the natural gas comes via Pakistan from Iran, there are some serious security concerns. "Apart from what we see is happening in the world today, we need Lloyds or other major global insurance giants setting
Nigeria militants claim hitting oil pipeline in delta
WARRI: A militant faction in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta said on Monday it had ruptured an oil pipeline in response to what it said was the killing of innocent civilians during a military offensive last week.
The Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) said it had struck what it described as a "major pipeline" belonging to state-run oil firm the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) close to the Batan flow station late on Sunday night. NNPC declined to comment and there
The Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) said it had struck what it described as a "major pipeline" belonging to state-run oil firm the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) close to the Batan flow station late on Sunday night. NNPC declined to comment and there
Iran-Pak gas pipeline dead in the water: Wikileaks
WASHINGTON: Despite Iran and Pakistan signing on an ambitious gas pipeline deal with its possible extension to India, the multi-billion project is unlikely to take off, according to the text of an American diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
A source, whose name has been removed, in the cable confided to the US diplomat in a private conversation on June 4, 2009 that he viewed the implementation of the gas project to be "very unlikely", the cable said. "The downbeat comment
A source, whose name has been removed, in the cable confided to the US diplomat in a private conversation on June 4, 2009 that he viewed the implementation of the gas project to be "very unlikely", the cable said. "The downbeat comment
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline to follow Gwadar coastal route
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has informed Iran that it has selected the southern coastal route crossing through Gwadar for the construction of the proposed Iran Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline between the two neighbours.
According to official sources, the selection of the route was imperative, as Iran will build the connecting point at the border. They indicated that the consultant working on the project will take at least 15 months to map out the detailed engineering design of the IP gas
According to official sources, the selection of the route was imperative, as Iran will build the connecting point at the border. They indicated that the consultant working on the project will take at least 15 months to map out the detailed engineering design of the IP gas