GR-7 Gas Pipeline

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GR-7 Gas Pipeline , انبوب الغاز (جي أر7), is an existing natural gas pipeline, running from the Hassi Tidjerane gas fields to Hassi R'Mel, Algeria.

Location

The pipeline runs from the Hassi Tidjerane gas fields, El Bayadh province, to Hassi R'Mel, Laghouat province, Algeria.

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Background

The 344-kilometer GR-7 gas pipeline was built to bring gas from the Hassi Tidjerane, Tinerkouk, Hassi Ba Hamou, and Reg Mouaded gas fields to Hassi R'Mel. The project was the second phase of Sonatrach’s South West Gas Project (SWGP); the GR-5 Gas Pipeline, completed in 2018, was the first phase. The construction contractors were Algerian firms Cosider Canalisations and Sonatrach subsidiary Entreprise Nationale de Canalisations (ENAC). The pipeline was connected to the grid on 2 April 2020. However, the development of the four gas fields was lagging; as of the pipeline's opening date, it wasn't expected to start carrying gas until 2022 at the earliest.

Project Details

• Operator: Sonatrach
• Owner: Sonatrach
• Capacity: 4 billion cubic meters per year
• Length: 345 kilometers
• Diameter: 48 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Date: Apr. 2020
• Cost: