Leg 342 DAUZ In Amenas-Zarzaitine (Algeria) to DTTR El Borma (Tunisia)
DAUZ - Airport Info
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ICAO code: DAUZ
Airport name: In Amenas
Location: In Amenas - Zarzaitine
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In Amenas - Zarzaitine Info
In Aménas (5 302 inhabitants) is a town in eastern Algeria, near the border with Libya. The largest Liquefied Natural Gas joint development project in Algeria started there in 2006 year.
DTTR - Airport Info
ICAO code: DTTR
Airport name: El Borma
Location: El Borma
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El Borma Info
Near the Algerian border, El Borma was Tunisia's first oil discovery made in 1964 by Agip of Italy in the south-west of the country. It is an extension of Algeria's Zarzaitine field.
El Borma remains the largest oil producer in Tunisia. Some of its oils are reservoired in Triassic TAGI sands of the Ghadames Basin. There are prolific oilfields on the Algerian side of this basin, where Agip is a major producer.