Islamabad and Tehran have signed a 25-year natural gas pipeline deal under which Iran aims to export some 150 million cubic meters of gas to Pakistan per day. But there are some major obstacles to overcome before any Iranian gas actually crosses the border into Pakistan - and even more before that gas can be routed to India.

Ukraine's Naftogaz said Wednesday it could start confiscating Russian natural gas meant for European consumers after January 1 if no new contract is agreed for 2009.

RosUkrEnergo’s co-owner denied connections to Semyon Mogilevich, arrested last week in Moscow.

ArmRosgazprom purchased the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, Gazprom’s Management Committee Deputy Chairman Valery Golubev told a briefing in Yerevan. The gas pipeline was purchased as result of emission of ArmRosgazprom stocks bought out by Gazprom, he said.

Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Reza Kasai'i Zadeh has said talks on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project are in the final stage where the technical aspects are being looked into.

Italy, Turkey, and Greece have signed an agreement to build a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Caspian and the Middle East to European markets, Italy's Edison gas company said Thursday.

Pakistan wants Russian energy giant Gazprom to play an important role in a project to build a natural gas pipeline linking India, Pakistan and Iran, Islamabad's ambassador to Moscow said Thursday.

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan presidents discussed prospects for a natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan and India via Afghanistan.