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Venezuela advances on construction of
trans-Caribbean gas pipeline
CARACAS, Feb. 19 (PL) — Work on a joint
Venezuelan-Colombian project for a trans-Caribbean
gas pipeline is moving forward, with welding
completed on the first 78 kilometers in Venezuela,
project directors said.
Eddie Rincón, general manager, said that the first
stage of the pipeline is 224.4 kilometers long and
runs from Maracaibo in the state of Zulia to La
Guajira in Colombia.
The
first stage should go into operation by mid-2007,
enabling Venezuela to import 150 million cubic feet
of gas daily over the next three years, substituting
the use of oil in a number of facilities.
Gas
will be used to replace fuel oil for electricity
generation in the Rafael Urdaneta and Ramón Laguna
sugar mills.
This
will facilitate the savings of up to 17,000 barrels
of oil daily, which can then be sold on the
international market.
(Translated by Granma International) |
