VOL. XL

No. 31

4-August-1997

ALGERIA

Sonatrach And BP Complete Seismic Work And Start Drilling First Well At In Salah

The In Salah Gas Project, the joint venture between Algeria's Sonatrach and BritishPetroleum, has concluded the shooting of seismic in its license area at In Salah and nowplans to spud the first exploration well on 9 August. The joint venture has been carryingout a parallel program of both appraisal and exploration work since the area has alreadyundergone previous exploration...