Jan 26 2006 |
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Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute Forces Rethinking on a Timetable for the Construction of an Algeria-Italy Pipeline
The Galsi gas project, a pipeline that will link Algeria to the Italian island of Sardinia in Italy could be built ahead of schedule. The Sardinian authorities say they are hoping to convince the parties involved in the construction of the pipeline to deliver earlier than scheduled, largely as a reaction to the dispute of Russian gas supply to Ukraine. The Sardinian government expressed their concerns to the Algerian ambassador in Rome, urging him to speed up the construction of what will be the second pipeline linking the two countries. A meeting between ambassador Rachid Maarif and the head of Sardinia Renato Soru took place recently and a delegation of Algeria's energy and mining ministry is scheduled to travel to the Italian island in the first week of February.The request made by the government of Sardinia followed remarks made by the CEO of Eni, Paolo Scaroni in an Italian newspaper that his company and Algeria's Sonatrach will likely speed up the construction of the pipeline. The two companies jointly own the existing pipeline called Enrico Mattei which links the two countries via Tunisia. While this pipeline has the capacity to move 27 billion cubic meters of gas, its owners are planning to raise that capacity to 33.5 billion in two phases, with one increase in 2008 and another in 2012.
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