Gazprom has expressed interest in enhancing its presence in the Middle East, with reports that the Russian energy company may join the Arab Gas Pipeline project.
According to Reuters, a Kremlin official said “We want to study a possibility of gas shipment from Syria to Lebanon, for example, by using the Arab Gas Pipeline capacity.”
These comments come as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev prepares to embark on a two-day visit to Syria.
The Arab Gas Pipeline is designed to bring gas from Egypt and will run through Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey.
Another Russian company, Stroytransgaz, has been involved in the construction of the first two stages of the pipeline, building a gas processing plant in central Syria and another 75 km south of Al-Rakka.
Image caption:
Map of the proposed Arab Gas Pipeline. Image courtesy of Stroytransgaz.
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