VOL. XLII

No. 11

15-March-1999

LIBYA

Libya Awards Contract To Extend Coastal Gas Pipeline ToTripoli

Libya has awarded a $170mn contract to Russia痴 Zangas forthe construction of a 160-km., 34-inch diameter gas pipeline with a capacity of378mn cu. ft/d which will extend the Coastal Gas Pipeline from Khoms toTripoli. The contract includes the construction of two compressor stations atMarsa el-Brega and Misrata, which will feed gas to a power station and a cementfactory. The pipeline is expected to...