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NATGAS: Kazakhstan’s QazaqGaz in Talks to Join TAPI Gas Pipeline Project

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Kazakhstan’s QazaqGaz is in talks to join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Interfax reports.

  • "Negotiations are underway between QazaqGaz and [Turkmenistan's] state company Turkmengaz.” – Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry
  • Turkmengaz holds an 85% share in the TAPI Pipeline Company.
  • The TAPI pipeline will be 1,814 km long, with 214 km in Turkmenistan, 774 km in Afghanistan, and 826 km in Pakistan.
  • It is designed to transport 33 billion cubic meters of gas annually, originating from the Galkynysh field in southern Turkmenistan and passing through Afghan cities like Herat and Kandahar, as well as Pakistan's Quetta and Multan, to Fazilka in India.
  • Construction of the pipeline is currently underway in Afghanistan.
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Kazakhstan’s QazaqGaz is in talks to join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Interfax reports.

  • "Negotiations are underway between QazaqGaz and [Turkmenistan's] state company Turkmengaz.” – Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry
  • Turkmengaz holds an 85% share in the TAPI Pipeline Company.
  • The TAPI pipeline will be 1,814 km long, with 214 km in Turkmenistan, 774 km in Afghanistan, and 826 km in Pakistan.
  • It is designed to transport 33 billion cubic meters of gas annually, originating from the Galkynysh field in southern Turkmenistan and passing through Afghan cities like Herat and Kandahar, as well as Pakistan's Quetta and Multan, to Fazilka in India.
  • Construction of the pipeline is currently underway in Afghanistan.