Sonatrach signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Oil (MoO) on 19 April to examine the potential for the Algerian national oil company to develop the Al-Nasiriya oil field. Sonatrach could also provide a range of expertise in the upstream, pipeline construction and downstream infrastructure, according to agreements signed with its chairman and chief executive Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour during a visit to Algiers by MoO technical director Dhia Kamar Safar.
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