Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 30

26-July-2004

ALGERIA

First Gas Sales From In Salah Begin

BP, the lead partner in Algerias In Salah gas project, announced on 21 July that first gas sales had commenced, following the start-up of production in late June. The In Salah partners BP, Statoil and Sonatrach through the joint venture marketing company In Salah Gas, have an agreement with the Italian utility ENEL for the purchase of 4BCM/year, while the remaining output is sold to Sonatrach for...