Arab Gas Pipeline is a pipeline that exports Egyptian natural gas to the Middle East and by the possible further extension, to Europe. The first section of pipeline runs from Al Arish, Egypt, to Aqaba, Jordan. This section was completed in July 2003, costing $220 million. The annual capacity of this section is 1.1 bcm. The second section extended the pipeline from Aqaba to El Rehab in Jordan (24 km from the Syrian boarder). The length of this section is 390 kilometers and it cost $300 million. The Egyptian consortium that developed this section included EGAS, ENPPI, PETROGET and GASCO. The second section was commissioned in 2005. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Al Arish (alternate spelling El Arish) is the capital and largest city (with 114,900 inhabitants as of 2002) of the Egyptian governate of Shamal Sina, lying on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai peninsula, 344 kilometers (214 miles) northeast of Cairo. ... Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-ʻAqabah) is a coastal town with a population of 101,290 (2000) and 2% of Jordans population in the far south of Jordan (). It is the capital of Aqaba Governorate. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Extensions of pipeline

This article or section contains information about a planned or expected pipeline. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the pipeline approaches, and more information becomes available.

The third section has a total length of 324 kilometers from Jordan to the Deir Ali power station in Syria. From there it would extend to the town of Rayan, Syria. In March 2006, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Romania reached an agreement to build the pipeline's extention through Syria to the Turkish border. From there, the pipeline will be connected to the planned Nabucco Pipeline for the delivery of gas to Europe. Turkey expects to buy 2-4 bcm of gas annually by the Arab Gas Pipeline. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pipeline transport-small image, seen from below From http://isweb. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The proposed path of the Nabucco pipeline is the solid green line stretching from Turkey to Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. ...

In September 2004, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon agreed to connect the Arab Gas Pipeline with Iraqis gas grid to allow Iraqis gas export to Europe. This project planned to be completed by 2010. For the film, see 2010: The Year We Make Contact. ...

It has planned to extend Arab Gas Pipeline from Syria to Tripoli in Lebanon and probably further to Cyprus. Tripoli (Arabic طرابلس Trablos, academically transliterated Ṭarābulus) is the second-largest city in Lebanon. ...

The East Mediterranean Gas Company, a joint company of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC - 68.4%), the Israeli company Merhav (25%) as well as Ampal-American Israel Corp. (6.6%), is building a submarine pipeline that will interconnect the Arab Gas Pipeline from Al-Arish with Ashkelon in Israel. The pipeline will supply annually 1.7 bcm of gas, and it's expected to become operational in 2007. Ashkelon or Ashqelon (Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן; Standard Hebrew Ašqəlon; Tiberian Hebrew ʾAšqəlôn; Arabic عسقلان ; Latin Ascalon) was an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea just north of Gaza. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Arab Gas Pipeline project
• Ministers agree to extend Arab gas pipeline to Turkey, by Alexander Gas and Oil Connections 29 March 2006
• [Iraq Joins the Arab Gas Pipeline Project], by Gulf Oil & Gas 26 September 2004
• Inching Closer to Europe, by Waleed Khalil Rasromani, Daily Star Egypt 18 April 2006