29-09-04
The Egyptian minister of oil Sameh Fahemi announced that Iraq has joined the
Arab Mashreq Gas transport project which so far includes Lebanon, Syria, Egypt
and Jordan. The Syrian minister of oil Ibrahim Haddad said that the Arab line in Syria
will feed the transportation of gas to Iraq from Homs district, noting that the
Syrian line will be linked to Turkey with the possibility of exporting to
Europe.
Source: Arabic NewsIraq joins Arab gas line project
Fahemi announced, following a meeting in Cairo including the oil and energy
ministers in the five states, that "Iraq's joining the Arab Mashreq gas
transport line project after the consent of ministers concerned in each of
Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon to the Iraqi request." Upon the completion
of the project, Egypt will provide each of Syria, Jordan and Lebanon with
natural gas.