VOL. XXII

NO. 10

12-DECEMBER-1988

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Sells LNG to Japan

Algeria's Sonatrach has signed an agreement for the sale of 300mn cu. ms. ofAlgerian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two Japanese companies - Tokyo Gas andOsaka Gas - in 1989. Although no price terms for the deal have been disclosed,Sonatrach has, according to the Japanese press, launched a vigorous LNG salescampaign offering "generous" terms to customers around the world in aneffort to exploit its unused liquefaction capacity.