Paris August 31, : France is looking at the possibility of building an oil pipeline connecting the Iberian peninsula to the south of the country in attempt to create new sources of energy in the absence of natural gas from Russia. “Spain as well as Germany are close partners of France and Germany.
If they propose a solution that we are interested in, we will look into it,” dpa news agency quoted Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire as saying here on Tuesday.
So so far, France, which relies heavily on nuclear power is hesitant about renewing the Midcat natural gas pipeline that was closed in 2017 due to it being not profitable.
The Midcat pipeline is planned to be constructed through Barcelona through the Pyrenees until it connects with the French grid in Barbairan in southern France.
In Spain the pipeline is completed up to Hostalric which is 106 km south of the border.in France approximately 120 km are not yet completed.
German President Olaf Scholz, like the Spanish government, had previously been pushing to build of the pipeline in order to allow for the development of new sources of energy in the context of the conflict in Ukraine and the possibility of ending Russian gas imports.
Spain considers this to be an initiative of European significance, and it claims must also be funded through the EU.
The natural gas that will flow through the pipe’s northern end can be sourced from various sources in Spain and Portugal as both countries have seven LNG terminals.of seven LNG terminals.
There are two pipelines connecting to the gas company Algeria in North Africa.
In the future in the course of the energy transition green hydrogen, which is produced with the aid of sun or wind could also be transported through.
So far , there are two smaller pipelines for gas coming from Spain through the Pyrenees to the north with only a small capacity.
