Morocco, Nigeria
OPEC secretary-general Barkindo gives Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline unexpected boost

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo attends a session during Egypt's 5th Petroleum Show
OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo attends a session during Egypt's 5th Petroleum Show © Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
OPEC secretary-general Mohammed Barkindo has played a decisive role in the pipeline project, which could provide a gas supply link from the Niger delta to Europe. The project has been under consideration since 2016 and, although by no means sure to be seen through, is to get OPEC financial support. [...]
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Algeria, Niger, Nigeria
Algeria and Nigeria maintain Trans-Saharan pipeline illusion to counter rival Moroccan project

Ministerial meetings, reassuring reminders, a technical study... Official communications from both Algiers and Abuja about the progress of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline are in stark contrast to the security reality on the ground. Both countries play this down in a bid to outdo a rival Nigeria-Morocco project, which is just as hypothetical.

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