Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 7

14-Feb-2011

ALGERIA

Start-Up Of Algerias Medgaz Pipeline Imminent

The completion of the Algerian side of the Medgaz deepwater pipeline built to carry natural gas across the Mediterranean Sea from Algeria to Spain is imminent after delays of more than a year, according to statements made by an Algerian official on 9 February. Regional manager of Sonatrachs pipelines unit Muhammad Tayib Sharif was quoted by Algerie Presse Service as saying the...