Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 44

31-October-2005

SYRIA

Stroitransgaz Wins Tender To Build Syrian Section Of AGP

Stroitransgaz, a 41% owned subsidiary of Gazprom, has won a contract to build Phase 3 of the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP) which will supply Egyptian natural gas to consumers in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and possibly Turkey and Europe at a later stage. Phase 3 of the gasline runs some 324km between the Jordanian-Syrian border and the Rayan gas compressor station near the Syrian town...