VOL. XL

No. 46

17-November-1997

ALGERIA

Fire Disrupts Flow In Trans-Mediterranean Gas Pipeline

Algeria said a fire was the cause of the disruption in the flow of natural gas in theTrans-Mediterranean gas pipeline early this month. On 7 November, Algeria's state-ownedoil and gas company Sonatrach announced that "a technical incident occurredatthe gas pipeline gates G01/G02 on a 10-meter length at the kilometric point 492, 25 kms.from Bir El Ater near the Algerian-Tunisia border." A statement by...