VOL. XL

No. 21

26-May-1997

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Completes Construction Of GR-2 GasPipeline Between Alrar And Hassi R'Mel

Algerian Energy Minister Ammar Makhloufi inaugurated on 13 May the new 988-km.GR-2 natural gas pipeline between the Alrar and Hassi R'Mel fields with a capacity of 10bncu. ms./year (BCM/y). The 42/48-inch pipeline runs parallel to the existing 7.5BCM/y gas line andcollects gas from the Alrar oil/gas field near the Libyan border as well as from nine other fieldsalong the route...