VOL. XLIII

No. 19

8-May-2000

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Reports Gas Find In Southwestern Region

Algerias state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach announced on 3 May a new natural gas discovery at Tabelbala in the Reggane basin in the southwest of the country. The Djebel Heirane Tabelbala-1 (DHKT 1) well is in block 352b and is located approximately 180km northwest of Reggane and 76km west of dAdrar. The well was drilled to a depth of 2,572ms and encountered one 21-meter gas bearing interval at a depth...