Monday, Jul 02, 2012

By Summer Said

Algerian state-run energy producer Sonatrach has extinguished fire at a natural-gas processing plant at the southern Hassi R'Mel, the country's largest gas field, the official Algerie Presse Service, or APS, reported Monday.

The fire, which broke out early Sunday at the plant that was under routine maintenance, was put out a few hours later, APS quoted a Sonatrach statement as saying.

The incident didn't cause any casualties and won't impact the field's output, APS said.

-Write to Summer Said at summer.said@dowjones.com

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