VOL. XLIII

No. 20

15-May-2000

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Joins Consortium Bidding On Downstream Peruvian Gas Project

Algerias Sonatrach announced on 8 May that it is joining a consortium led by the Argentine firm Techint which is bidding on a natural gas distribution project in Peru. The project is part of the development of the Camisea gas field, located about 500km east of the capital Lima. Other companies which have qualified to bid on the project include Enron, Coastal, and Mitsui. The project...