Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 13

29-March-2010

IRAN

Iran And Pakistan Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement

Iran and Pakistan signed an agreement on 16 March that is expected to lead to the construction of a planned pipeline to deliver gas from Irans South Pars field to Pakistans Baluchistan and Sindh provinces. The 1,035km pipeline is expected to cost around $7bn, and according to the final deal, would deliver 750mn cfd of gas to Pakistan for 25 years. Commissioning of the pipeline is scheduled...