VOL. XLIV

No. 09

26-February-2001

LEBANON

Beirut Meeting Fails To Agree On Egypt Gas Export Pipeline

The energy ministers of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon failed during their meeting in Beirut on 19 February to conclude an agreement on the transportation of approximately 12bn cu ms/year of Egyptian gas to the three Arab countries and eventually to Turkey (MEES, 5 February). It is understood that Lebanon objected to an economic feasibility study prepared by the four countries experts which...