IRAQ

USSR's TSMPE to Construct the National Gas Pipeline 

Iraq's State Organization for Oil Projects (SCOP) last week awarded the Soviet construction firm Tsvetmetpromexport (TSMPE) a contract to construct the first phase of Iraq's national gas pipeline, which will transport dry gas from the southern oil fields to the rest of the country.

The first phase of the project, which is scheduled for completion in 18 to 24 months, includes the construction of a 540 km., 42-44...