India to talk $1bn gas pipeline with Myanmar

India and Myanmar will discuss laying of a $1 billion pipeline for transporting natural gas found in offshore Myanmar to India via Bangaldesh.

Besides the pipeline, Indian interest in exploration for oil and gas in Myanmar, particularly in onshore blocks, is likely to figure prominently during day-long discussions petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will have with visiting Myanmarese Energy Minister Lun Thi here tomorrow, officials said.