VOL. XLVI

No 30

28-July-2003

ALGERIA

ABB, Sarpi Awarded $90Mn Berkine Surface Facilities Contract

A consortium comprising ABB and Sarpi (a Sonatrach and ABB subsidiary) on 22 July signed a $90mn contract with Sonatrach for the construction of surface facilities at the Sonatrach-operated Bir Berkine and Northern Bir Berkine fields in blocks 404b and 403 respectively, in the Berkine basin southeast of Algiers. Bids for the contract were opened in a public session on 22 May. The contract involves the...