VOL. XLII

No. 13

29-MARCH-1999

ALGERIA

Production Starts From TFT Gas Field

Sonatrach and its partners Total of France and Spain痴Repsol have started production from the Tin Fouye Tabankort (TFT) wet gas fieldin the Illizi Basin, approximately 1,200 kms. southeast of Algiers (see map onpage A11). The three partners operate the field jointly for a 20-year periodeffective from start-up under a production sharing agreement signed in January1996 (MEES, 5 February 1996). Groupement TFT, a joint...