Spain's Energy Minister Gets Algerian Gas Guarantee to Avoid Shortfall
- Algeria to supply Spain via alternate Medgaz pipeline, LNG
- Gas-transit deal between Algeria and Morocco expires Oct. 31
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Spain’s energy minister secured a commitment from Algeria to reroute natural gas supplies and meet demand after flows through a key pipeline crossing neighboring Morocco stop next month.
In a last-minute visit to Algiers on Wednesday, Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera received assurance that Algeria will ship gas via the separate Medgaz pipeline across the Mediterranean Sea and supplement it with liquefied natural gas, according to a statement from the ministry.