Medgaz
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Key facts
- Pipeline.length_km
- 757
- Pipeline.name
- Medgaz pipeline
- Pipeline.type
- natural gas
- Pipeline.map
- Algeria pipelines map.jpg
- Pipeline.map_caption
- Location of Medgaz pipeline (in blue)
- Pipeline.country
- Algeria, Spain
- Pipeline.operator
- Sociedad para el Estudio y Promocion del Gasoducto Argelia-Europa, via Espana S.A.
- Pipeline.partners
- Sonatrach, Cepsa, Iberdrola, Endesa, Engie
- Pipeline.discharge
- 10.5 billion cubic meters per year
- Pipeline.direction
- south-north
- Pipeline.start
- Hassi R'Mel, Algeria
- Pipeline.finish
- Almería, Spain
- Pipeline.est
- 2010
- Pipeline.through
- Mediterranean Sea
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.medgaz.com
- Length
- 757
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- Medgaz
- start time
- 2010-00-00
- throughput
- 333
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Medgaz is a submarine natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain.
==History== The idea of building a direct gas pipeline between Algeria and Europe arose in the 1970s. However, the technical limitations at that time prevented the construction and operation of an ultra deepwater gas pipeline. The preparation of Medgaz project started in 2001 by founding Medgaz pipeline company (Sociedad para el Estudio y Promoción del Gasoducto Argelia-Europa, vía España S.A.). The feasibility study carried out in 2002–2003. The construction started on 7 March 2008 in Almería. Work in laying the subsea stretch was finished in December 2008. The pipeline was officially inaugurated on 1 March 2011.