Algiers — Algeria possesses 4,940 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of shale gas reserves, including 740 TCF are recoverable on the basis of a 15% recovery rate, indicate the assessments by Sonatrach and international oil companies pin five Sahara basins, a source at oil group told APS.
These recoverable reserves were calculated for the prospects of Ahnet, Timimoun, Mouydir, Illizi and Berkine.
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