GALSI

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GALSI is a planned Algeria-Sardinia-Italy natural gas pipeline. The pipeline will start from the Hassi R'mel field in Algeria and the 640 kilometers long first section will run to El Kala at the coast of Mediterranean Sea. The 310 kilometers long offshore section with two legs will be laid between El Kala and Cagliary, Sardinia. The Sardinian section is planned approximately 300 kilometers from Cagliari to Olbia. The offshore section between Sardinia and Italian mainland is 280 kilometers and the landfill site will be Castiglione della Pescaia. It will be hooked up to the existing Italian gas grid at a point in Tuscany.

The diameter of pipeline will vary between 22 and 48 inches. The initial capacity of pipeline will be 9-10 bcm of natural gas annually. Total estimated costs of project are 2 billion euros. The feasibility study was completed in 2005. The pipeline is expected to come operational in 2008.

The company for construction of Galsi was incorporated on 29 January 2003 in Milan. The shareholders of Galsi:

• Sonatrach (Algeria)- 36%
• Edison S.p.A. (Italy)
• Enel (Italy) - 13.5%
• Wintershall, the subsidiary of BASF (Germany) - 13.5%
• Hera Trading (Italy) - 9%
• Sfirz (Italy) - 5%
• Progemisa (Italy) - 12%

According to the agreement between Sonatrach and Russian Gazprom, it's possible that Gazprom will have a stake in Galsi pipeline.

[edit] See also

• Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline
• Greenstream pipeline
• Medgaz
• NIGAL pipeline

[edit] External links

• New projects of Edison S.p.A.
• Project GALSI (in French)
• L'alliance entre Gazprom et Sonatrach trouble l'Europe, Le Figaro 7 August 2006 (in French)