01.03.2011                      25.Adar l, 5771

Erdgas-Pipeline:

Ampal: Egypt gas to Israel to resume by March 4

Pipeline has been shut down since it was sabotaged on February 5 during protests against former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt's natural gas supplies to East Mediterranean Gas and its clients in Israel are expected to resume by March 4, Ampal-American Israel Corporation said on Sunday, in contrast to media speculation that the pipeline might remain closed on a permanent basis.
Ampal, a listed company that owns a 12.5 percent interest in East Mediterranean Gas, the Egyptian company supplying the gas to Israel, said repair works on the pipeline continue….