Tag Archives: Amu River
FMC to make oil refinery in Afghanistan
America’s FMC oil and gas corporation would invest in refining Amu river oil in a joint venture with an Afghan company.
The oil refinery will have the capacity to refine 60 barrels of oil on a daily basis.
The contract for extraction of petroleum...
Disconnected cable over the Amu River causing power outage
Three days of power shortage have made the cold winter season for Mazar-e-Sharif residents intolerable.
“It has been three nights that we do not have electricity during the cold winter season. Fuel prices are high as well. Those who can afford...
3 companies shortlisted for oil extraction in Afghanistan
Minister of Mines Waheedullah Shahrani announced on Monday that bids from companies of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have been shortlisted for a major oil and gas exploration project in the Tajik Basin in northern Afghanistan.
The...
Karzai attracting Indian investments to Afghanistan
President Hamid Karzai, currently visiting India, told a gathering in the capital city of Mumbai that his country is ready for Indian investments in mining and other sectors and that India should not hesitate about coming for investment to Afghanistan,...
India & Afghanistan to sign 4 pacts
President Hamid Karzai has planned a four-day trip to India where the leaders of the two nations are expected to sign four agreements including one in the mining sector.
India-educated Karzai will interact with top Indian businessmen during...
Oil extraction begins in Amu River in northern Afghanistan
The China National Petroleum Corporation begins extracting oil from the Amur River basin in northern Afghanistan.
The firm won the 25-year contract for oil extraction last year, covering drilling and a planned refinery in the northern provinces...
Afghanistan begins extracting raw petroleum from Amu River
The extraction of raw petroleum from the Amu River has officially begun.
The contract for extraction of petroleum from the zone was awarded to the China National Petroleum Coroporation (CNPC) last year.
The project would reward the government...
Afghanistan minerals smuggled to Pakistan
Minister of Mines Wahidullah Shahrani informed the Meshrano Jirga, or upper house of parliament, about the smuggling of precious and semi-precious stones from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Pakistan generates about USD 350mn revenue on smuggling of...
US Firm interested to have a share in the oil extraction of Amu River basin
Exxon Mobil, an American multinational oil and gas corporation, has presented his offer for participating in the bidding for oil extraction in Amu River, after the award has already been granted to a Chinese company.
Exxon Mobil is considered...
Abdul Rashid Dostum Alleged for Preventing Amu River oil Extraction
The Afghan National Security Council (NSC) had accused General Dostum, the former powerful Jihai commander, for intervening in the extraction process of an oil basin in northern Sar-ePul province, one of Dostum’s strongholds in northern Afghanistan....
