Algeria
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Algeria kicked off its ninth licensing round on September 2 2010. The country is hoping that the new round will receive greater industry attention than its two predecessors, as it looks...
2010-09-03Companies
Algeria is planning to go ahead with a licensing round by the end of 2010 in spite of the recent shakeup of the country's energy ministry and state-run oil company, Reuters reported...
2010-06-24Industry
Algeria's national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach is in discussions with Eni on shifting part of its tax burden to the Italian company, according to an April 26 report by the Wall Street...
2010-04-28Industry
Russian state gas giant Gazprom has begun drilling its first Algerian well, the company announced on March 16. Gazprom has been seeking closer ties with the North African country...
2010-03-17Companies
Algeria is planning to hold a licensing round before the end of 2010, the country's energy minister, Chakib Khelil, told Reuters in a March 8 interview. The minister did not provide...
2010-03-10Industry
A third trunk of the Trans-Mediterranean (Trans-Med) natural gas pipeline from Algeria to Italy was put into operation on February 28. The new 549km section of the Enrico Mattei pipeline...
2010-03-03Industry
Iraq-focused explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum has announced that it has reached an agreement with British gas company BG Group to settle a dispute over the payment of costs at the...
2010-02-22Companies
December 20 saw Algeria award three out of ten exploration and production (E&P) licences in its latest bidding round. According to Djilali Takherst, the head of the energy ministry's...
2009-12-21
