How much oil does Pakistan really have? In 2013, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) – the statistical arm of the US Department of Energy – released one of the most comprehensive assessments of global shale resources. Conducted in collaboration with Advanced Resources International (ARI), the report – titled ‘Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: An Assessment of 137 Shale Formations in 41 Countries Outside the United States’ – offered detailed, country-specific estimates. For Pakistan, it provided the most authoritative data yet on the nation’s untapped shale oil…
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Lies on Iran gas pipeline
A factor that runs contrary to the Iran-Pakistan vows of cooperation is the informal trade – also called smuggling Yet again, lofty rhetoric and ambitious intent on enhancing bilateral cooperation accompanied an Iranian President’s visit to Pakistan. The joint statement issued after Ebrahim Raisi’s three-day visit reiterated “the importance of cooperation in the energy domain, including trade in electricity, power transmission lines and Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project.” It mentions the agreement for a “collaborative approach” to confront the menace of terrorism. “Noting that the existence of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan…
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