據俄羅斯油氣網7月22日阿什哈巴德報道，英國NewEurope報分析稱，土庫曼斯坦國家天然氣公司（Turkmengaz）日前與總部位于沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得的索莫·馬姆拉卡公司討論了沙特阿拉伯投資開發土庫曼斯坦天然氣項目的計劃。

土庫曼斯坦國家化學康采恩和土庫曼斯坦國家對外經濟銀行的代表也參加了討論。

NewEurope報寫道，Turkmengaz的領導層指出，目前土庫曼斯坦正在實施一些有前景的天然氣項目，這些項目迫切需要投資，其中包括土庫曼斯坦-阿富汗-巴基斯坦-印度(塔比/TAPI)天然氣管道。

索莫·馬姆拉卡公司的代表在回應土方的提議時表示，該公司愿意與Turkmengaz開展長期投資合作。

今年6月份，土庫曼斯坦一再要求尋求投資，這是因為Turkmengaz未能完成塔比管道的財務關閉，后者原計劃在2016年12月完成，隨后被推遲到2020年初。據巴基斯坦媒體報道，土庫曼斯坦政府已指示有關機構在2021年完成資金尋找。

從土庫曼斯坦到阿富汗、巴基斯坦和印度的全長1735公里的塔比管道時下正在鋪設中，塔比管道跨越土庫曼斯坦領土200公里，穿過阿富汗領土735公里，途經巴基斯坦領土800公里。

塔比管道設計年天然氣輸送能力為330億立方米。這個估計成本在80 - 100億美元的項目原計劃在2017年啟動，但后來被推遲。

根據計劃，塔比管道將從土庫曼斯坦最大的天然氣田Galkynysh出發，穿過阿富汗城市赫拉特和坎大哈，最終到達位于巴基斯坦和印度接壤邊境的Fazilka定居點。

李峻 編譯自 俄羅斯油氣網

原文如下：

Turkmenistan offers Saudi to invest in TAPI pipeline

Turkmenistan’s national gas company Turkmengaz and Riyadh-based Somo Al Mamlakah discussed Saudi plans to invest in the development of gas projects in Turkmenistan, NewEurope analysed.

Representatives of the Turkmenhimiya State Concern and the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan also took part in the meeting.

The leadership of Turkmengaz noted that at the moment a number of promising gas projects are being implemented in the country, which require investment, including the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, the agency writes.

In response to the proposals of the Turkmen side, Somo Al Mamlakah employees expressed their readiness for long-term investment cooperation.

In June, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov repeatedly demanded that the government look for investments, since Turkmengaz was unable to complete the financial closure of TAPI, which was planned for December 2016, then it was postponed to early 2020. According to Pakistani media reports, the state concern has now been instructed to complete the search for funding in 2021.

The 1.735-km-long TAPI is under construction from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India over the territory of Turkmenistan – 200 km, through the territory of Afghanistan – 735 km, and on the territory of Pakistan – 800 km.

The design capacity is 33 billion cu m of gas per year. The estimated cost of the project is $8-10 billion. The launch of the project was planned for 2017, but was postponed to a later date.

It is planned that the gas pipeline will pass from the largest Turkmen gas field Galkynysh through the Afghan cities of Herat and Kandahar and will reach its final point – the settlement of Fazilka, on the border of Pakistan with India.