VOL. XLI

No. 18

4-May-1998

ALGERIA

Anadarko To Start Production At Hassi Berkine On 4 May

The managing director of Anadarko Algeria, Mr. Bill Sullivan, said the US independentwill start pumping crude oil from the Hassi Berkine South (HBNS) field on 4 May. Mr.Sullivan told Reuters on 1 May that production will begin at 5,000 b/d and reach60,000 b/d within two months. The crude will not be exported from the field until a new30-inch pipeline is completed in July by Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach....