Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 8

20-February-2006

ALGERIA

Chevron-Sasol Alliance Withdraws From Tinrhert GTL Tender

A spokesman for the alliance between energy major Chevron and Sasol of South African on 15 February said the two companies had withdrawn their bid for the tender to build Algerias first gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, without stating a reason. Algeria invited international firms to bid on the construction of a 36,000 b/d GTL plant to be located on the Mediterranean coast last...