Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 20

17-May-2010

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Faces Gas Challenge Amid Leadership Transition

Algerias state-owned Sonatrach is pushing ahead on a number of gas projects, despite low international prices and internal upheaval in the wake of the management reshuffle forced by corruption investigations launched earlier this year against the majority of its senior leadership.

Technical problems have further delayed start-up on Algerias 8 bcm/year Medgaz pipeline to Spain,...