
Deadly Butane Gas Leak Claims Four Lives in Al Hoceima, Morocco
Four people died from asphyxiation in downtown Al Hoceima on Sunday, after inhaling the fumes of a butane gas cylinder .

Four people died from asphyxiation in downtown Al Hoceima on Sunday, after inhaling the fumes of a butane gas cylinder .

Despite the economic situation, Morocco has overcome the rise in the price of basic necessities. For example, the price of butane gas has not seen any major change since 1990, according to the Minister in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaâ.

Sound Energy PLC announced on Wednesday that work on the first phase of the Tendrara onshore gas treatment and liquefaction facility will begin in the coming days.

Algeria would be angry with Spain, which has decided to help Morocco import gas through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline.

Algeria and Nigeria exchanged on Tuesday about the construction of a gas pipeline linking the two countries via Niger to the European continent. A way for Algeria to compete with the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline .

Relations with Morocco are improving at a suitable pace, according to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which stresses that Spain has opted for discretion to avoid ruining the efforts made.

While Europe is bogged down in a geostrategic crisis related to gas exports with the United States and Russia, and Algeria has cut its deliveries, Morocco could benefit from its gas pipeline project with Nigeria to reduce its energy deficit and dependence.

Spain’s decision to supply gas to Morocco could push the latter to remove Algeria from its list of suppliers in the near future. This decision also deals a double blow to Algiers, which hoped to isolate Rabat and prevent it from benefiting from the gas transiting through the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline by not renewing the contract that expired on October 31, 2021.

The London-based British company SDX Energy, specialized in oil and gas exploration, has decided to revise its ambitions in Morocco and Egypt.

The crisis between Algeria and Morocco that led to the closure, at the end of October, of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline, continues to affect Spain, which is still having difficulty sourcing natural gas from Algeria.

Spain continues to strengthen its gas reserves, faced with Algeria’s difficulty in supplying it with sufficient gas since the closure of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline crossing Morocco.

The British exploration company Chariot Oil & Gas has announced the end of drilling operations in the Anchois gas field off Larache . A "successful" step, according to management.