VOL. XL

No. 50

15-December-1997

ALGERIA

Burlington Resources Announces Major Oil Discovery In Ghadames Basin

Houston-based Burlington Resources, through its wholly-owned subsidiary LL&E Algeria Ltd. along with Sonatrach and Canada's Talisman Energy, announced on 10 December the successful testing of the MLN-4 delineation well which yielded the highest flow rate on the Menzel Ledjmet Block 405 in the Ghadames Basin (see map below). The well flowed a total of 22,700 b/d of oil and...