Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 8

20-February-2006

ALGERIA

Sonatrach-Russia Joint Venture Discover Gas And Condensate On Block 245 South

Sonatrach and a joint venture between Russian companies Rosneft and Stroytransgaz on 12 February announced a second gas and condensate discovery on Block 245 South, located in the Gara Tisselit perimeter in the Illizi Basin. The Tisselet North well (TEN-1) tested at 11,751 cu ms/hour of gas and 18.7 barrels/hour of condensate. This is the first discovery...