Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 10  

8-March-2010

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Announces Gas Discovery In Berkine Basin

Algeria’s state company Sonatrach announced on 27 February that it has made a gas discovery in the Berkine basin at the El Kheit Tessekha Extension-1 well. The company said that the well flowed 52,129.41 cu ms/hour (44.18 mn cfd) of gas on test. The well was drilled in the Menzel Ledjmet contract area of the Berkine basin, the firm said. Sonatrach is...