Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 3

17-January-2005

ALGERIA

Construction Work On Medgaz Project To Start In July

Construction work on the Medgaz pipeline, the second gas pipeline to link Algeria and Spain, will begin in July, Algerias Energy and Mining Minister Chakib Khelil announced on 10 January. The $780mn pipeline will have a final capacity of 8 bcm/year, and after several years of delays is now set for completion in 2007. The 200km Medgaz pipeline, to be built between Béni Saf and...