VOL. XXXI

NO. 17

1-FEBRUARY-1988

ALGERIA

CEPSA To Sign Production-Sharing Deal

Algeria's Sonatrach and CEPSA of Spain have finalized a newproduction-sharing agreement on exploration for oil and gas in the Dzioua blockwhich was originally awarded to CEPSA in late 1980. Like the recent agreementbetween Sonatrach and Agip of Italy (MEES, 4 January), the new deal is beingconcluded within the framework of the modified hydrocarbons law adopted byAlgeria in 1986 (MEES, 12 January 1987), and while no...