"One moment Russia is saying they have
made a decision, the next saying that no decision has been made. To date,
there has been no correct information. This is regrettable."
Chinese official, Zhang Guobao commenting
on the stalemate between Russia and China over plans to construct a
Sino-Russian oil pipeline.
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"It is unlikely that crude oil
export from Iran will stop completely. What could happen is that some kind
of economic sanctions, such as reducing Iranian crude import, might be
undertaken by some countries including Japan. Then we believe we should be
able to import crude from Basra and Kuwait alternatively as we already have
contracts with Iraq and Kuwait."
A Cosmo Oil official in Japan.
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"Based on
Iran-Pakistan accord, if there is no agreement with India by that time, the
two countries will continue the joint work without the Indian side."
Iranian deputy oil minister Nejad
Hosseinian commenting on the India, Iran and Pakistan natural gas export
pipeline expected to carry gas via Pakistan to India starting in 2009.
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