Hydrocarbons: Two draft executive decrees on pipeline transport examined

ALGIERS- The government examined, during its meeting chaired, Tuesday, by Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad, two draft executive decrees defining the procedures for obtaining authorizations to construct structures for pipeline transportation of petroleum products, and a pipeline transportation system.

According to a statement of the Prime Minister’s Office, the first draft executive decree defines the procedures for obtaining authorizations to construct a pipeline transportation system, while the second defines the procedures for obtaining authorizations to build structures for pipeline transportation of petroleum products.

These two draft executive decrees deal with the principles applicable to date and provided for by the provisions of the regulatory texts, while improving the current procedures and taking into consideration the experience gained in the management of the aspects relating to the construction of pipeline transportation systems for hydrocarbons and petroleum products, said the source.