New Pipeline Section
The Syrian Petroleum Company has begun work on the second part of the second phase of the Arab Gas Pipeline inside Syria, a stretch measuring 186 kilometers in length and 36 inches in diameter. The launch of the works was attended by the governor of Homs, Murhaf Khaled al-Nu'asan.
A Cross-Border Corridor
The Syrian segment forms part of a system running about 566 kilometers from the Jordanian border in the south to the Turkish border in the north. The line is designed to move gas in both directions, tying Syria into neighboring markets and transit routes for the fuel.
The construction marks the second part of the second phase of the project inside the country, a stage that extends the corridor further across Syrian territory.
Lebanon's Stretch Ready
Lebanon's energy minister said the Lebanese section of the pipeline, running from Tripoli to the Syrian border, has been rehabilitated to allow gas imports to resume through Syria for Lebanese power plants. The Lebanese state funded the work, with a grant from Qatar covering a large part of the cost.
Speaking on the sidelines of an energy conference in Abu Dhabi, the minister said import contracts were ready to be put to Lebanon's cabinet and that he hoped an agreement could be reached soon.
Volumes and Supply Route
The arrangement envisions about 2 million cubic meters of gas per day reaching Lebanon. Under the planned route, Jordan imports liquefied natural gas, converts it back to gas, and feeds it through the pipelines that cross Syria toward the Lebanese market.
Supplies had not yet started at the time of the announcement, leaving the volume as a target rather than a flow already moving through the restored lines.
Wider Energy Plans
Talks are also under way to revive a historic oil pipeline running through Syria to Tripoli, with international companies conducting feasibility studies and no start date set. For Syria, the works position the country as a transit corridor for regional energy flows, though commercial gas movement through the restored lines has yet to begin.