Morocco is working to fulfill its part in the realization of the onshore and offshore gas pipeline project with Nigeria. The various preparatory bodies and plans are being put in place for the effective start of this major regional project.
Spain experienced a 54-hour interruption in gas supply from Algeria via the Medgaz pipeline. The Spanish energy company Enagás has warned of a drop in the gas arrival flow rate, from Monday at 00:00 to Wednesday at 6:00.
The British company Sound Energy intends to give new life to the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) . In this sense, it has concluded a binding gas sale and purchase agreement (the "GSA") concerning the development of phase 2 of the Tendrara production concession with the Moroccan state-owned company.
The oil and gas company SDX Energy announced on November 19 the start of the second phase of the drilling operation launched in the northeast of the Gharb basin in Morocco.
Despite the termination of the Gas Pipeline contract , Morocco continues to maintain the pipeline facilities on its territory, just like Algeria and Spain.
The fourth deputy mayor of Salé lost his daughter in a domestic accident. The young woman died in the explosion of a gas cylinder at her home.
Morocco plans to create, within the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), a department exclusively dedicated to the management of national oil and gas projects, including the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline.
Spain , through its largest gas group Naturgy, has been aware since 2018 of the Algerian government’s decision to terminate the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline contract with Morocco.
The Spanish energy group, Naturgy, has assured that the work to increase the capacity of the Medgaz, the gas pipeline directly linking Spain to Algeria, will be completed by the end of the year, stressing that this gas will be exclusively destined for the Spanish market. An option that automatically penalizes Morocco.
"The hydrocarbon deposits in the Kingdom remain insufficiently explored," said the Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
Four members of a Toulouse family on vacation in Kenitra lost their lives in the night from Friday to Saturday, as a result of gas poisoning. An investigation has been opened to clarify the circumstances of the tragic incident.
After the termination of the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline contract, Morocco has taken steps with its partners to find alternative solutions, in order to anticipate its gas supply.