VOL. XLVI

No 19

12-May-2003

ALGERIA

Algeria Launches 2003 Upstream Licensing Round

Algeria’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and Sonatrach announced on 7 May the opening of the 2003 international upstream licensing round in which companies will be invited to bid for the exploration rights to 10 onshore and two offshore blocks (MEES, 28 April). Technical information and main contractual terms will be presented on 28 May in Algiers at the Hilton Hotel. An information package will be...