VOL.XXXVIII

NO.3

17-OCTOBER-1994

Algeria

Energy Ministers Inaugurate Europe Maghreb Gas Pipeline

The energy ministers of the four countries involved in the Europe Maghrebpipeline Algeria, Morocco, Spain and Portugal attended an inauguration ceremonyin the Algerian town of al-Aricha on 11 October, marking the official start ofthe $2.67bn project. When completed in 1996, the 1,830 kms. long gas pipelinewill carry 7.2bn cu.ms. of Algerian gas from the Hassi R'Mel field in centralAlgeria, across...