Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 43

26-Oct-2009

Petroceltic Forging Ahead With Ambitious Algerian Gas Plans

Much attention in the Algerian energy sector is now focused on the countrys new gas frontier in the remote southwest, where Totals Timimoun project was sanctioned earlier this month and where the coveted Ahnet block is being re-offered in the upcoming bid round. But a drilling program in the Illizi Basin that continues to throw up encouraging results has virtually gone unnoticed,...