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Algeria
Algiers strikes out again

Once again Algeria’s latest licencing round for new exploration blocks has fallen flat, testifying to strong misgivings by investors. [...]

Published on 07.10.2014 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ministry to decide in December on new licensing round

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Amendments in oil bill a thorn in Sonatrach's paw

Changes in oil and gas legislation adopted in 2013 still haven’t come into effect because of delays in enacting all of them.

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Amendment bill leaves unanswered questions

More than two years after amendments to oil and gas legislation were promulgated, the enactment of some modifications still hasn’t [...]

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New Auction but for which licenses?

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Sonatrach’s bosses still hold interim status

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Algeria
Sonatrach still all powerful but out of steam

While waiting for a new licensing round planned for this year, the state-run company is finding itself all but alone in conducting exploration and is developing only a handful of projects with service companies.

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Sonatrach still hot on shale gas

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Dragon Oil turns back on Petroceltic

An offer to buy out Ireland’s Petroceltic by Dragon Oil, [...]

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Algeria
Enel counts increasingly on Algiers

Enel wants to pick up new assets in Algeria to [...]

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Algeria
A chastened ALNAFT juggles its licensing timetable

The setback experienced by Algeria in its last licensing round when only four of 31 permits on offer found a [...]

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Spotlight | Algeria
Uphill struggle for new Sonatrach boss

With production marking time and local energy needs constantly on the rise, Said Sahnoun, the new managing director of Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach, is pinning a lot of hope on new exploration projects. But that hope could easily be dashed in [.

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Algeria
Bidders can take their time

Algeria’s Agence Nationale pour la Valorisation des Ressources en Hydrocarbures [...]

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Licensing round finally on track

Hoping to break the cycle of failure that has dogged all of its rounds to allocate new blocks since 2004, the Algerian authorities are pulling out all the stops with a new auction.

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Sonatrach’s wishful thinking

While state-owned Sonatrach says it endorsed 14 development programs in 2013 other gas reserves are indeed available. But no production is possible in the short run.

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Sonatrach's wild cards

In a tight situation resulting from a decline in production and an increase in consumption, the state company is playing its last cards to maintain current gas levels.

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Amendment bill leaves unanswered questions

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