VOL. XXXV

NO. 17

27-JANUARY-1992

Egypt

Sumed Expansion to 2.4mn b/d Scheduled for Completion by End-1993

The expansion of the Sumed (Suez-Mediterranean) crude oil transit pipeline toits design capacity of 120mn tons a year (2.4mn b/d) from the current 80mn tonsa year (1.6mn b/d) is expected to be completed in about 20 months, accordingto Sumed Chairman Muhammad Muftah Mi'bid. He told Reuters on 23 January that thecompany's board would meet in early February to approve a supplier for boosterpumps,...