VOL. XLVI

No 17

28-April-2003

ALGERIA

New Algerian Bid Round To Include Two Offshore Blocks, Says Khelil

The next Algerian upstream licensing round will include two offshore blocks, Energy and Mines Minister Chakib Khelil announced on 19 April. He said that Algeria would invite bids for 12 blocks in the new round, which would be announced soon. The offshore blocks lie adjacent to the northern coast at Bejaia and Mostaganem in the northwest. The last licensing round saw Algeria award seven of 10...