# Kushk–Tirpul contract sets $200m initial investment for seven gas blocks > Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and Saudi Arabia-based Delta International Company signed an exploration and extraction contract for the Kushk–Tirpul basin on 7 September. A 12 September announcement by the deputy prime minister’s office said the company would initially invest $200 million in seven gas blocks in the Kushk area. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Afghanistan - Published: 2026-10-07T12:59:35+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T12:59:35+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-07 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract.md) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and Saudi Arabia-based Delta International Company signed an exploration and extraction contract for the Kushk–Tirpul basin on 7 September. A 12 September announcement by the deputy prime minister’s office said the company would initially invest $200 million in seven gas blocks in the Kushk area. The announcement says the basin lies between Herat and Badghis provinces and covers about 22,000 square kilometres. This is an exploration and extraction contract; the initial amount is not reported production revenue or completed investment. ## Data ### Initial investment for seven gas blocks in Kushk Amount in the official announcement dated 12 September 2026; the source describes the basin as about 22,000 km². Methodology: The source describes the amount as initial investment for seven gas blocks. Exploration is not described as production underway or completed investment. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Initial investment under the contract | 200 | million USD | 2026-09-07 | target | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract/data/article-data?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-kushk-tirpul-gas-exploration-contract/data/article-data?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Afghanistan Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs]() (Source checked: 2026-10-07; Published: 2026-09-12) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)