VOL. XXXVI

NO. 19

8-FEBRUARY-1993

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Starts Construction of the Southeast LPG Pipeline

Mr. Abdelhak Bouhafs, Director General of Sonatrach, inaugurated on 4February the start of work on the 988-km., 6mn ton/year liquefied petroleum gas(LPG) pipeline that will connect the gasfields in the southeastern part ofAlgeria with the main processing center at Hassi R'Mel. The constructioncontract for the 431-km. first phase of the pipeline, from Alrar toRhourde-Nouss, was awarded last March...