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Russia's Gazprom discovers oil and gas in Algeria

Sat Nov 13, 2010

MOSCOW Nov 13 (Reuters) - Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote) said on Saturday it has discovered hydrocarbon reserves in Algeria together with Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach.

It said it discovered the reserves after a successful drilling an exploration well in El Assel license area in the oil- and gas-bearing Berkine Basin, its first such discovery in North Africa.

Gazprom said the well was producing a flow of 60,000 cubic meters of gas and 49.38 tonnes of oil per day.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Andrey Ostroukh)

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Source: Reuters.
Link: http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFLDE6AC06X20101113.

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