Iran gas pipeline deal is not off, says Murli Deora

September 30th, 2009 SURAT - The government will ensure that the common man will not be affected by the volatility in global energy prices, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday. Deora was in this Gujarat city as a part of a series of "meet the people" with local dealers, senior state government officials and representatives of oil companies to discuss matters relating to supply and distribution of petroleum products.

September 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With India going slow on the tri-nation gas pipeline, Iranian ambassador to India Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh Tuesday said China is interested in the proposed multi-billion project but left the door open for New Delhi to rejoin the peace pipeline. The Iranian envoy, however, remained quiet on whether Iran is holding talks with China over the tri-nation pipeline involving Iran, India and Pakistan.

September 6th, 2009 TEHRAN -) India has exited from a gas pipeline deal it earlier planned with Iran and Pakistan, Mehr news agency reported citing a Pakistani diplomat. India definitely quitted the IPI (India-Pakistan-Iran) gas pipeline deal, the report said citing Pakistani ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Bux Abbasi, as saying here Sunday.

July 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has submitted a proposal to Iranian authorities for developing a gas field in that country, the government said Monday. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora told parliament that the oil giant had submitted the master development plan for the Farzad-B gas field to the Iranian Offshore Oil Co.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora on Thursday said that government will roll back the price hike of Rs 4 and Rs 2 a-litre on petrol and diesel respectively, if international crude oil prices stabilise between 50 to 60 dollars a barrel. "Yes, we will cut prices if crude prices stabilise for sometime between 50 and 60 dollars per barrel," Murli Deora said.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre on Wednesday announced a rise in the price of petrol and diesel by Rs. 4 and Rs.2 per litre, respectively.

June 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With India's gas production set to double in a few months, the construction of a pipeline network should keep pace to enable its equitable distribution, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting with Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board officials, Deora said both the ministry and the regulator should work together to expedite the construction of trunk pipelines.

May 29th, 2009 NICOSIA - Iran and Pakistan on Thursday signed in Tehran a deal for the supply of eight billion cubic meters of natural gas annually under an agreed price formula which has not been disclosed. Representatives of the two countries also signed an initial agreement for the construction of the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, which is expected to cost more than 7.5 billion dollars and has been dubbed "The Peace Pipeline." It is expected that gas deliveries will start in three to four years.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora on Friday said he would seek Cabinet approval for oil price deregulation in six weeks. "Decision regarding decontrol of prices is to be taken by the Cabinet," Deora told reporters in response to a question.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress leader Murli Deora took charge as the union minister for petroleum and natural gas Friday morning and announced a new scheme for distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in villages. When asked about auto fuel deregualtion, Deora told reporters that the matter was under consideration and no time frame had been set.

May 26th, 2009 TEHRAN - India can still join the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, the Iranian foreign ministry said, a day after Islamabad and Tehran signed a pact on the export of Iranian gas. "Up to now, no Indian official has stated his countrys withdrawal from the project and we hope they make their decision soon, Hojjatollah Ghanimifard, the representative of Iranian oil minister to the IPI talks, said Monday.

May 25th, 2009 TEHRAN - Tehran and Islamabad have signed a deal for supplying Iranian gas to Pakistan, IRNA reported. As part of the plan a pipeline will be laid between the two countries through which Iran would supply natural gas to Pakistan.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has no immediate plans to reduce diesel prices even though global oil prices are at record low levels, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday. 'As of now, there is no plan to cut prices.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Petroleum Minister Murli Deora Wednesday said the government may slash fuel prices further in 'two to three weeks'. The government had earlier lowered the petrol price by Rs.5 and diesel by Rs.2 per litre in the first week of December 2008.

December 28th, 2008 KOCHI - Prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other petroleum products would go down shortly, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora said here Monday. Speaking at a function to honour Hybee Eden, the newly elected president of the National Students Union, the students wing of the Congress party, at KOchi, Deora said the central government was seriously considering further cut in the prices of petroleum products.