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Algeria gas project delayed - Sonatrach

Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:11am EST

ALGIERS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Completion of Algeria's Gassi Touil gas production and LNG project has been delayed until 2012 or 2013, the Algerian official news agency quoted the head of state energy firm Sonatrach as saying.

"Sonatrach is in the process of developing this project, which will be completed in 2012 or 2013," APS news agency quoted Sonatrach CEO Mohamed Meziane as saying late on Sunday. It said the original completion date was 2009. (Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Sue Thomas) ((maghreb.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; tel: +213 21 727 020; fax: +213 21 639 151))


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