Ethiopia and Djibouti signed agreement for installation of 765 kilometers gas pipelines between the two countries. When completed in 2020, the pipeline will enable Ethiopia sell its gas resource from Calub and Hilala fields in Ogaden area of Somali Region via Djibouti Port. The 700 kilometers pipeline will be installed in Ethiopian Territory while 65 kilometers will be within Djibouti territory. About seven moths ago, Ethiopia has awarded production of Calub gas for the Chinese company Poly -GCL Petroleum Ltd, which has been on test production of 400 barrels of liquidized gas a day. Ethiopia is expected to join the major natural gas producers when it is going to start extraction of the recently found vast natural gas reserve in Arba Minch in the Southern part.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2019 17:21 UTC