ALGIERS- Sonatrach's Augusta refinery in Italy will start maintenance work on Thursday for up to 45 days, a Sonatrach executive said.

The Algerian state energy firm bought the refinery last year from Exxon Mobil Corp.

(Reporting by Lamine Chikhi Editing by Ulf Laessing and Susan Fenton) ((Ulf.Laessing@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: follow me on twitter @ulflaessing))