VOL. XL

No. 47

24-November-1997

ALGERIA

BHP Petroleum Announces Third Successful Oil Discovery In Ghadames Basin

Australia's BHP Petroleum issued a statement on 20 November announcing the thirdsuccessful well of the current drilling program on blocks 401a/402a in the Ghadames Basinin central-eastern Algeria. The Bir Sif Fatima North-2 (BSFN-2) well is located in block402a. It was spudded on 13 September and reached a total depth of 3,050 ms. on 9 Octoberafter encountering hydrocarbon...