By Mark Mulligan in Madrid and Dino Mahtani in London
Published: September 4 2007 22:17 | Last updated: September 4 2007 22:17
Repsol YPF was on Tuesday reeling from its latest run-in with a national oil company, but Spain’s biggest energy group could at least take solace from the fact that it is not alone.
The decision by Sonatrach of Algeria to expel it, and related utility Gas Natural, from a €5bn ($6.8bn) gas development and liquefaction project is just the latest sign of the growing assertiveness of countries rich in oil and gas.