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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Sonatrach has been called on by the Algerian authorities to restart shale gas exploration work. The hunt for shale gas resources were halted due to protests by locals.
Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia “encouraged” the management of the state-owned firm “to invest in the shale gas sector” during a visit to a refinery, national television reported.
“It is time for Sonatrach to use all its energy in the service of business and the country, ”Ouyahia said. “This is not adventurism, but an option aimed at guaranteeing the future in terms of energy,” he said.
Angry demonstrations rocked Algeria’s central desert town of In Salah in 2015 as anti-fracking protesters took to the streets after Sonatrach said it had successfully completed its first pilot drilling.
Previously the state-run firm had plans to invest an estimated $70 billion in the extraction of shale gas. Sonatrach estimates that it could produce around 20 Bcm/y of shale gas from 200 wells.
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