Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 26

29-Jun-2009

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Strikes Oil In The Illizi Basin

Sonatrach has made an oil discovery on the Tinrhert license in the Illizi Basin, the Algerian state energy firm said last week, bringing the number of oil and gas discoveries made in Algeria this year to seven. The Ain Anstar Est-1 well flowed 3.56 cu ms/hour (535 b/d) of oil from the Devonian formation, through a 32/64 inch choke, at a pressure of 180 psi. The block 244a Tinrhert license lies...