Gazprom, Sonatrach Mull LNG Supply Pact

Russia's Gazprom said on Thursday it had discussed possible cooperation with Algeria's state energy firm Sonatrach on supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNGLF).

It also said that drilling at the El Assel oil and gas block in Algeria, jointly developed by Gazprom and Sonatrach, has confirmed the existence of hydrocarbon resources.

Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin