Upper Egypt Gas Pipeline reaches Sohag

Petrojet has been constructing the 930 km pipeline for the Nile Valley Gas Company in stages, most recently completing stages three and four.

In the first phase of the project, NVGC took over a pipeline built by the government from Cairo to a power station located near Beni Suef. Stage two involved the construction of 150 km of pipeline extending from Beni Suef to Abu Qurqas. Stage three saw 136 km of 32 inch diameter pipeline laid from the governorate of Minya to Assiut at a cost of $US75 million while Stage four involved the laying of 100 km of 30 inch diameter pipeline from Assiut to Sohag.

The final stage involves the laying of 408 km of 30 inch diameter pipeline from Sohag to Aswan and Mr Fahmi anticipates the final stage to be completed by 2010.

“The pipeline will have a major role in reshaping the investment map of the entire southern Egypt,” Mr Fahimi said highlighting that the 930 km pipeline was worth approximately $US9.3 billion in investments.

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