Third Branch Of Trans-Med Pipeline Launched

A third trunk of the Trans-Mediterranean (Trans-Med) natural gas pipeline from Algeria to Italy was put into operation on February 28. The new 549km section of the Enrico Mattei pipeline will expand capacity on the route by 7bn cubic metres (bcm) a year, boosting Algerian export revenues by US$1.5bn, according to the country's energy minister Chakib Khelil, speaking at the launch in Bir El Ater. While the launch of the new section represents progress in developing Algeria's gas export infrastructure, the country's other major gas export projects, which have already been delayed, are likely to be pushed back further

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