Trans-Saharan gas pipeline

A gas pipeline facility in Nigeria's Port Harcourt region, where the Trans-Saharan pipeline to Europe would begin

Algeria Starts a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to Europe as the Russia Boycott Bites

Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have begun building the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a 4,100-kilometre line to carry Nigerian gas across the Sahara to a Europe scrambling to replace the Russian supply it boycotted.

June 9, 2026

by Economy Desk

Despite the pressure, Algeria cannot pump more gas to Europe

Algeria / TEH: European countries such as Italy have begun to move towards Algeria to obtain its need for natural gas, in an attempt to reduce dependence on Russian gas, which is being subjected to Western exclusion due to its

April 16, 2022