ALGERIA
 
Algeria Drums Up Interest Ahead Of Bid Round
 
Algeria is seeking to drum up interest among international oil companies (IOCs) in its upstream sector ahead of its long-awaited licensing round. Though it is scheduled for early next year, some in Algiers are cautiously optimistic the round could be launched before the end of the year.
 
This comes as the country’s oil sector looks to bounce back following January’s In Amenas massacre, which...