VOL. XLI

No. 14

6-April-1998

ALGERIA

Tests Start At HBNS Field

The US firm Anadarko has started the testing of equipment at the block 404a HassiBerkine South (HBNS) field, with production scheduled to start in mid-April (see map).Plans call for output of the 44-45º API with less than 0.1% sulfur crude to reach thefield's capacity of 60,000 b/d in early May, MEES learns. The start of productionfrom HBNS will set the scene for development work on several discovered fields in thecountry's newest...