VOL. XLII

No. 27

5-July-1999

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Signs Cooperation Accord With BHP And ORGM

Sonatrach and the Algerian mining research company ORGMsigned an agreement on 11 June with Australia痴 Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP)to increase cooperation in hydrocarbons and mining. Under the terms of theframework agreement, which does not cover any specific project, the companieswill broaden their activities in Algeria and abroad to cover oil and gasexploration, production and development, in addition to...