VOL. XXXIX

No. 31

29-April-1996

ALGERIA

New Find For Agip; Output From Existing Fields To Rise To 70,000 B/D

Algeria's Sonatrach announced last week that it had made a new oil discovery with its partner Italy's Agip in Block 403A. The Hassi Berkine North No. 1 (HBNN1) well tested at a rate of 15,000 b/d of 41ｰAPI crude through a 2-inch choke, according to the Sonatrach statement issued on 21 April, which added that the results of the tests serve to confirm the significance of the...