VOL. XLI

No. 41

12-October-1998

ALGERIA

Skikda Refinery To Begin Maintenance Shutdown

Algerias state-owned Sonatrach has announced that the 310,000 b/drefinery at Skikda will undergo a full-scale scheduled maintenance beginning this month.The shutdown is a major 10-yearly turnaround required by Algerian law and will affect thewhole refinery complex. The refinery is expected to be shut down for the entire month. Therefinery is a major source of naphtha and an important source of gas oil for the...