The national gas grid is the vital link in the energy chain between entry points and exit points it is one of the largest and longest in Africa and the Middle East, with a length that reaches 7,920 kilometers, compared to 2,800 kilometers when GASCO was first established in 1997 this led to an increase of transportation capacity by more than six times to reach 250 BSCMD and 8.83 BSCF per day in Q-1 of 2020, compared to 37 million cubic meters [1.31 BSCF] per day in March 1997