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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Pakistan Thumbs Nose at U.S. on Energy

Pakistan Thumbs Nose at U.S. on Energy

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari may head to Iran next week for the formal launch of the construction of a natural gas pipeline that's been in the works for roughly 20 years. Once dubbed the Peace Pipeline, the project would bring natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field in the Persian Gulf to Pakistan. Washington objects to the pipeline in favor of a rival project from Turkmenistan. Asked about the opposition, the Pakistan president said nobody can interfere with the project's development. With elections coming later this year to Pakistan,…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Pakistan-Thumbs-Nose-at-U.S.-on-Energy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oilpricecom+%28Oil+Price.com+Daily+News+Update%29

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