Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 29

19-July-2004

SYRIA/LEBANON

Syria-Lebanon Gas Pipeline Hit By New Delays

The completion of Syria-Lebanon gas pipeline has been delayed once again due to technical and implementation problems on the Lebanese section of the project, according to a 22 June report in As Safir newspaper. The 24in pipeline will now be ready for commissioning in late July, not June as had been planned. The $13mn pipeline has been beset by problems since the original contractor,...