VOL. XXXIV

NO. 31

6-MAY-1991

Algeria

Spain, Algeria and Morocco Sign Agreement for Construction of Western GasPipeline

Spain, Algeria and Morocco signed an agreement in Madrid on 30 April for theconstruction of a 1,265 km. natural gas pipeline to transport Algerian gas fromthe giant Hassi R'Mel field and adjoining areas to Morocco and across theStraits of Gibraltar to Seville, Spain. The cost of the project, which isexpected to be completed at end-1995, is estimated at $1.3bn and the capacity at...