ALGIERS, July 9 (Reuters) - Algeria will hold its next
oil and gas exploration licensing round in the fourth quarter of
this year, a source at Algeria's national agency for development
of hydrocarbon resources (ALNAFT) told Reuters.
Companies including Exxon Mobil ( XOM ), Chevron ( CVX ),
ENI and Sinopec have already signed preliminary
agreements with Algeria in the past few months.