Morocco has no gas. So how did it sell the world a $25bn gas pipeline?

Morocco has no gas. So how did it sell the world a $25bn gas pipeline? Submitted by Abed Charef on Sun, 06/28/2026 - 16:14 For all the fanfare, Morocco's Atlantic megaproject is longer, costlier and less viable than Algeria's rival pipeline, which is already under construction A man walks along a beach near storage facilities belonging to Morocco’s National Electrolysis and Petrochemical Company at the Mohammedia oil port on the Atlantic coast, near Casablanca, on 3 April 2026 (AFP) On Morocco has pulled off a remarkable media coup with its African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project, formerly known as the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, intended to supply Europe with gas after crossing a dozen West African and Sahelian countries.