VOL. XLIV

No. 06

5-February-2001

EGYPT

Egyptian Regional Gas ExportAgreement Amended To Include Jordan

The prime ministers of Egypt,Syria and Jordan, and the Lebanese ambassador to Egypt, amended the memorandumof understanding signed in Beirut on 15 December in order to include Jordan tothe regional project to export, transport and market approximately 12bn cums/year of Egyptian natural gas to Jordan, Syria and eventually Turkey (MEES,25 December 2000/1 January 2001). The project also includes...