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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced plans on Tuesday to extend its planned northern corridor gas pipeline to Algeria, increasing its distance by over 2,000km and advancing the corporation’s African integration agenda.

The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline, originally extending to the northern state of Kano, is a 614km natural gas pipeline currently spearheaded by the NNPC and represents the first phase of the Trans-Nigeria Gas Pipeline project. Scheduled for commissioning in 2020, the pipeline will cost an estimated $2.8 billion and is ...

Israel believes that further amounts of gas in the East Med are yet to be found and launched the 2nd offshore bid round last November.

There is political will from Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy to proceed with the construction of the EastMed natural gas pipeline, Israel’s Orit Ganor, Director of the Natural Gas International Trade, Ministry of Energy, told New Europe.

“The four countries support the promotion of the EastMed pipeline project,” she said on the sidelines of the Athens Energy ...

Natural gas infrastructure operator Jemena has awarded a contract to Valmec for facility construction works at its Atlas gas pipeline project in South West Queensland, Australia.

Valmec will deliver the $22m contract on a turnkey basis. The company will begin the contract works immediately and expects to complete the project later this year.

The new contract builds on the relationship between Valmec and Jemena and comes after the recent completion of the Northern gas pipeline compression facility project in Mt Isa, Queensland. ...

India to invest $9.91bn to expand gas pipeline network

The latest discoveries of hydrocarbons in the East Mediterranean can help Europe diversify its natural gas resources, Stathakis said, adding: “The Forum will advance the strategic dialogue and cooperation of all the countries in the region in order to reach that goal.”

The Indian Government is reportedly planning to make an initial investment of Rs700bn ($9.91bn) to extend the gas pipeline network across the country.

According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), Union ...

Energy minister says deal could help moderate Arab influence in Europe; agreement reportedly reached after EU agreed to invest $100 million in a feasibility study

Greece, Italy, and Cyprus have reached an agreement with Israel to lay a pipeline connecting the Jewish state’s gas reserves to the three countries, in a major project estimated at costing over $7 billion that will supply gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, as the continent seeks to diversify its energy supply.

According to Hadashot TV, ...

Backed by long-term shipper commitments, the historic project increases the design capacity of the Transco pipeline, the largest-volume natural gas pipeline system in the US, by 1.7 billion ft³/d (approximately 12%) to 15.8 billion ft³/d. In the process, the project further strengthens ...