VOL. XLVI

No 31

04-August-2003

EGYPT/JORDAN

Egypt, Jordan Inaugurate Phase 1 Of Gas Pipeline; Second Stage Consortium To Be Founded

Egypt and Jordan on 27 July inaugurated the first phase of the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP) project that will initially deliver 1bn cu ms/year of Egyptian gas to Jordans 650mw 'Aqaba power station. The inauguration is significant for Egypt in that it marks the start of gas exports by the country, which are to be supplemented by two LNG export schemes in Damietta and Idku ...