VOL.XXXIXNo. 5728 October 1996ALGERIA

AlgeriaRaises November Price Formula By 10 Cents/BAlgeria's Sonatrach has raised the November price formula for itsSaharan Blend crude by 10 cents/B to Dated Brent plus 80 cents/B. The followingtable shows the adjustment factor for SaharanBlend in relation to Dated Brent for 1996 (cents/B):______________________1996________________________Saharan Nov Oct SepAug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb JanBlend (44ー) +80 +70+61 +56 +52 +62 +79 +79 +76+78 +50