VOL. XLI

No. 21

25-May-1998

ALGERIA

BHP Announces Sixth Successful Discovery In Berkine Basin

Australia's BHP and Sonatrach announced on 21 May that their SFNE-1 exploration well inAlgeria's Berkine Basin was drilled to a total depth of 3,240ms. and encounteredhydrocarbons in two pay zones within the same Triassic reservoir. SFNE-1 is located 12kms. southwest of the BSFN-1 well, which forms part of the ROD/BSFN accumulation operatedby BHP Petroleum in block 402a and Italy's Agip in block 403...