The Alliance has been formed in the year 2001 by Algerian National Oil and Gas Company Sonatrach (40%) and joint venture of Rosneft and Stroytransgaz - Rosneft-Stroytransgaz Ltd. (60%).
The first plan includes the development of two oil fields Eastern and Western Takuazet, discovered in the years 2003-2004, and the second - gas condensate field Northern Tesselit, discovered in the year 2006.
In accordance with the Production Sharing Agreement on the terms and conditions of which the contract for the development of the block 245-South has been executed, each of the parties are entitled dispose on their own their share of oil, which will be produced at Gara Tesselit area.
As regards to the gas, according to the framework agreement signed in the year 2008 Sonatrach shall be responsible for selling of all produced gas.
The oil and gas fields would be put into operation within the period from 2009 to 2012.
Within the period of exploration works, which has commenced at the year 2001 and has been completed at December 31, 2007, the seismic surveys 2D has been performed in the volume of 1,200 linear kilometers and 490 square km of the 3D seismic surveys, and also 6 exploration wells have been drilled with the aggregate depth of 16.3 thousand meters.
The total cost of performing of exploration works has amounted over $100 mln.
Author: Ksenia Kochneva
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Algeria Approved Rosneft's Plans For Oil Fields Development
Algerian National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbons Resources ALNAFT has approved the plans for development of the fields of Eastern Takuazet, Western Takuazet and Northern Tesselit located at Gara Tesselit area or block 245 South at the oil and gas basin Illizy at the East of Algeria by Algerian-Russian alliance Sonatrach-Rosneft-Stroytransgaz Ltd
