VOL. XL

No. 36

8-September-1997

ALGERIA

New Algerian Oil Discovery For BHP/Anadarko

Australia's BHP Petroleum and its partners in a production sharing contract withAlgeria's Sonatrach covering blocks 401a and 402a in the Ghadames Basin have announced anew oil discovery. The discovery well - Rhourde Oulad Djemaa-1 (ROD-1) located in block402a (for map see MEES, 4 August) - tested at a rate of 5,526 b/d of 43º API crudeoil from the Triassic TAGI sandstone through an 80/64-inch choke at a flowing...