Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 28

11-July-2005

Algeria

BHP Billitons ROD Sustains Output At Near 75,000 B/D

BHP Billitons Rhourde Oulad Djemma (ROD) Integrated Development in Algerias Berkine Basin is producing crude consistently at a rate of 70,000-75,000 b/d, a company spokesman told MEES. The project came on-stream in October 2004 and has a design capacity of 80,000 b/d which was reached earlier this year (MEES, 20 June, 17). The $530mn project includes the developments of six...