Sonatrach names 4th CEO in 2 years

Algeria's state energy firm Sonatrach named its fourth chief executive in two years on Thursday, bringing new disruption to a company that supplies a large share of Europe's gas but is struggling to get new exploration projects off the ground.

Outgoing: former Sonatrach chief executive Nourredine Cherouati, seen here, has been replaced by Abdelhamid Zerguine
Outgoing: former Sonatrach chief executive Nourredine Cherouati, seen here, has been replaced by Abdelhamid Zerguine
Published 17 November 2011, 19:33Updated 11 October 2016, 08:09
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