Algeria's Attractiveness Remains Intact, and We Intend to Develop Our Activities in the Country, Jean-Frangois Arrighi de Casanova, the Vice President, North Africa, of Total for Exploration and Production, tells AOG

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1. Timimoun permit: Sonatrach intends to create a new gas hub in south-western Algeria2. We are awaiting the next exploration bid round with interest3. We have expressed our interest in the trans-Sahara gasline project4. We should like to have our contract for the Hamra field extended(Following is the text of an interview with Mr. Jean-Francois Arrighi de Casanova, Vice President, North Africa, of Total for exploration and production - see following page for his biography. The interview took place at Total's head office in Paris on 10 January. The French company has upstream interests in three North African countries - Algeria, Libya and Mauritania. AOG previously interviewed Mr. Arrighi de Casanova in December 2005 - see our edition of 1 January, 2006).