The Egyptian company operating natural gas pipelines in Sinai announced Tuesday that repairs on the pipeline to Jordan have begun after it was damaged in an explosion Monday.
Magdi Tawfiq, head of Gasco Company, said the pipeline would be repaired to resume pumping to the industrial zones, electricity stations and houses in Sinai and foreign countries.
Tawfiq told Al-Masry Al-Youm that a technical team is currently working on the pipeline site, located in Nagah. He expected repairs to be completed soon because the damage was limited.
He also denied Israeli claims that the pipeline reaching Israel wasn’t affected. Tawfiq said all gas exports were cut off as a precautionary procedure.
He recommended intensifying security at the pipeline to prevent such incidents from recurring.
On Monday, Jordan’s energy minister, Khaled Touqan, said the damage following the explosion will be fixed in one or two days maximum.
During a meeting with Jordanian Prime Minister Maarouf al-Bekhit, Touqan said officials in Egypt said gas imports will resume as soon as possible.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
