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  <h1>Awarded new block in Algeria</h1> 
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    <div class="date-module"> <span class="date_module-icon fa fa-calendar"></span> <span>July 28, 2004, 17:10 CEST</span> 
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     <p>Statoil has been awarded operatorship for the Hassi Mouina gas block in Algeria. The group gets a 75 per cent share of the block.</p> 
     <p>Algerian national oil and gas company Sonatrach gets a 25 per cent share. The block covers an area of 22,993 square kilometres of the Timimoun Basin.</p> 
     <p>Sonatrach has already drilled one well in the block and made a gas discovery which Statoil will be allowed to develop.</p> 
     <p>The work programme in the three-year mandatory exploration phase covers two wells and 400 kilometres of 2D-seismic.</p> 
     <p>In addition, Statoil will agree with Sonatrach on an appraisal programme for the discovery. The optional exploration phase is two years and covers one well and 100 kilometres of 2D-seismic.</p> 
     <p>Hassi Mouina lies near the In Salah gas project where Statoil has a 31.85 per cent interest.</p> 
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