TotalEnergies SE , Eni SpA and Occidental Petroleum Corp. struck an agreement with Algeria to develop the Berkine basin, reflecting growing interest in the nation’s energy resources as importers pull away from Russia. An accord signed Tuesday will see the companies drill scores of oil wells, but they’ll also look into tapping the natural gas that’s pumped out with the crude. That means the deal could help boost gas shipments to Europe, which has been rushing to reduce reliance on top supplier Russia since its invasion of Ukraine. “The opportunity to develop and valorize associated gas resources will be studied by the partners, thus increasing export potential towards Europe,” Total said in a statement. The agreement didn’t quantify potential gas volumes. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who has courted Algeria and several other African nations in search of energy deals, attended an event in Algiers on Monday at which […]