Why Aren't We Getting Updates on how the Afghan pipeline is coming.

[Solomon]

For most countries, such a project would be the subject of extreme propaganda. A national achievement worthy of updates from time to time. We, however, never ever hear about the progress of the pipeline. I for one, would like to know, how this thing is coming along since we practically declared war on the whole world to get it.

Anybody got anything on the pipeline? I'm still trying to figure out how we are going to protect thousands of miles of pipelines. Which companies are working on it. Haliburton, Bechtel, Brown & Root?

[Resistance]

1. There is an Afghan pipeline?

Wha? ... Where? .... Who? ...Huh?

(I'd like to know too)

[donsu]

5. that's what all the bombing was about

helping to clear the path for the pipe

[Robb]

2. Here's the latest I've heard

from Alexander's:

The feasibility report of the Pakistan-Turkmenistan-Afghanistan gas pipeline project has been presented to the Steering Committee of the project, Pakistani Petroleum Minister Nouraiz Shakoor said.
The report of the 1600 km pipeline will be finalized after necessary consultations and amendments proposed by the concerned countries during the next six months, Shakoor told a press conference in Islamabad after a two-day meeting of the Steering Committee held in Islamabad.

Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Yolly Gurbanmuradov and Minister for Mines and Industry of Afghanistan Mehfooz Nedai were also present on the occasion. Shakoor said that the Steering Committee has finalized the southern Afghan route of the pipeline and that it is expected that the project will be completed at a cost of $ 3.5 bn by 2010.
He disclosed that the committee has formed a high level working group consisting of two members from each country, which will coordinate with the Asian Development Bank in implementingthe project.

This pipeline will begin from Dauletabad in Turkmenistan and will be linked up with the Pakistan's main gas pipeline system at Multan in Punjab province via Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
It was decided at the meeting that Turkmenistan will provide certification of Dauletabad gas field reservoirs and Pakistan will submit its gas demand while Afghanistan will provide assurance regarding the security of the pipeline at the next meeting of the committee, which will be held in Islamabad next year.

[Solomon]

3. Thanks for the

link.

[donsu]

4. about a wk. ago I posted an article saying the banks almost

had the deal worked out.

sorry don't have the link anymore.