ALGERIA  
 
Repsol Strikes Gas In Algeria
 
Spanish firm Repsol has struck gas with the first well of a five-well drilling campaign on its Southeast Illizi block in southeast Algeria. This holds out the prospect of a southerly extension for Algeria’s newest production heartland.
 
The Tihalatine South-1 well flowed at 3.7mn cfd at a depth of 1,070ms in the Ordovician shale reservoir. Appraisal work will be carried out by the consortium to assess the size...