(EnergyAsia, June 24, Wednesday) — Several Western companies have registered their interest in bidding for oil and gas exploration rights in war-torn Afghanistan. The government of President Hamid Karzai recently offered two natural gas blocks and one oil block for bidding. The bocks are close to Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan. Government officials said they recently…
AFGHANISTAN: Western firms eye oil and gas potential
Posted on June 23, 2009 by EnergyAsia