Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 18

03-May-2010

ALGERIA

GE To Supply Turbo Compressors For El-Merk Processing Plant

GE Oil and Gas has won a $100mn contract to supply Petrofac with turbo compression equipment for Groupement Berkines El-Merk central processing facility (CPF) in Algeria, GE said on 26 April. The facility, located in the Berkine Basin, is expected to start production in late 2011, and will serve as a production hub for the region, handling hydrocarbons from Block 208 as well...