Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 34

22-August-2005

ALGERIA

Hydrocarbon Law Details Responsibilities Of Independent Agencies

The following article is based on a MEES translation of selected sections of the Hydrocarbon Law as published in the Official Gazette of 19 July (http://www.mem-algeria.org/legis/index.htm).

The text of the Hydrocarbon Law adopted earlier this year provides details of the two independent national agencies that will form a cornerstone of the liberalized oil and gas...