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India, Turkey and Israel are exploring a plan to use a new route to pipe and ship oil and gas to India. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the proposed pipeline¹ will give energy-hungry India easier access to the vast oil and gas supplies of Central Asia.

Petroleum² officials from India, Turkey and Israel will meet next month to discuss a project to transport oil and gas to India using a combination of pipelines³ and supertankers running between the three countries.
　

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on during luncheon4 meeting with members of Federation5 of Indian Chambers6 of Commerce and Industry in Bangalore, 24 Nov 2008

The plan was discussed by Indian and Turkish officials during a five-day visit to India by Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Wrapping up the visit Monday, Mr. Erdogan told business leaders in Bangalore that the proposal will give India easier access to energy supplies from Central Asia and the Caspian region.

The oil and gas will be carried via a pipeline from the Caspian region to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The supplies will then be taken via supertankers to Israel, fed into pipelines running to Israel's Eilat port, and finally make their way to India via the Red Sea.

An analyst⁷ at the Indian Defense⁸ and Strategic Institute in New Delhi, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, says the proposed route carries many economic and political benefits for India.

"It is going to be cheaper if the oil comes via the Red Sea, as the pipeline will allow it to," he explained. "I believe it is going to be four dollars a barrel cheaper to transport it through the pipeline. Also politically it will allow us to avoid the Suez Canal and Strait of Hormuz… In the event of a war that is going to be blocked. This is an alternative route."

India is heavily dependant⁹ on oil imports, and worries that any instability in the Middle East region could disrupt supplies of oil to the country.

Those concerns have prompted India to look for both alternative sources and alternative routes to ensure the smooth flow of its massive energy requirements.

The new route via Turkey and Israel is being discussed at a time when there has been virtually no progress on a long-pending proposal to build a massive gas pipeline between Iran, Pakistan and India.

India has been moving slowly on that project because of strong security concerns over much of the area that the pipeline will travel through. The United States has also strongly opposed the project.

1 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

2 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

3 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。

4 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

5 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

6 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

7 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 dependant   

n.依靠的，依赖的，依赖他人生活者

参考例句：

• The dependent dependant cannot live independently.依靠别人的被赡养者不能独立生活。
• The fact that the woman is still regarded as the man's dependant.再加上女人仍被看作是男人的附属品这一事实。