VOL. XXXVI

NO. 44

2-AUGUST-1993

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Moves Ahead With LPG Expansion Plans

Algeria's state-owned firm Sonatrach awarded major contracts last week forthe expansion of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry in the southeasternpart of the country in accordance with plans to raise production capacity fromits present level of 4.5mn t/y to around 7-8mn t/y during the second half of thedecade.

Sonatrach awarded on 28 July a $272mn contract to a Japanese consortiumcomposed of the...