VOL. XLV

No 34

26-August-2002

ISRAEL

Israel Turns Down Itera Bid To Join Gas GridConsortium

TheIsraeli Government has turned down a bid by Russian gas trading company Itera to join the beleaguered Paz-led consortium seeking toconstruct the countrys much delayed 450km national gas grid transmission system.MEES understands that following thecancellation of the tender on 25 July, last ditch attempts such as that mountedby Itera and its Israeli partners were unlikely tosucceed, since any award would...