The well survey has proven the availability of hydrocarbons pay zones. At present, the delineation of deposits is underway at the field.
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting among Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee, Said Sahnoun, President and CEO of Algerian state-owned company Sonatrach and Ali Hashed, Advisor to the Energy Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
The parties looked at the current status of and the outlook for the cooperation in the gas sector, among other things, as part of the joint development of hydrocarbon fields in Algeria.
The meeting also considered joint actions within new oil and gas projects, while giving particular attention to potential LNG supplies.
Algeria's Sonatrach is the largest oil and gas company in Africa. It is engaged in exploration, transportation and marketing of oil and natural gas as well as controls most of gas production and wholesale trade.
The El Assel licensed area is located in the Berkine Basin, 500 kilometers south of Algeria's capital city Algiers and 150 kilometers away from the oil production center – town of Hassi Messaoud. Gazprom is implementing the El Assel project in partnership with Algeria's Sonatrach with the following shareholding structure: 49 and 51 per cent respectively. Gazprom EP International (Company's wholly-owned subsidiary) is the project's operator.
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