Sonatrach Restores R-OB1 oil pipeline
The National state-owned oil company of Algeria, Sonatrach, has started to use the R-OB1 oil pipeline again. The pipeline subsidiary of the company carried out work on the transfer link...
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PERTAMINA Concludes Drilling of 12th well in the MLN field in Algeria
Indonesian state-owned energy company, PERTAMINA, announced it has completed the drilling of 12 new oil wells in the middle of the Sahara Desert in Algeria. This is the energy giant's...
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Algeria to Launch 1,000 MW Solar Plant Installation
The government of Algeria plans to set up 1,000 megawatts of solar capacity to be distributed in medium-sized plants. It plans to launch two 500 megawatts of solar power plants...
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Sonatrach and Wintershall Dea Sign Upstream MoU
Wintershall Dea is the latest international producer to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state-owned oil company of Algeria, Sonatrach, to open up for the joint exploration of...
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Occidental Removes Algerian Assets from its Proposed Asset Disposal Programme
Occidental Petroleum Corporation will no longer be selling their oil and gas assets in Algeria. This was made known in a conference call with analysts by the Chief Executive officer...
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Algeria: Sonatrach and Cepsa Sign MoU for Expansion of E, P & D Activities
Sonatrach and Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (Spanish Petroleum Company - Cespa) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to analyse joint growth opportunities in the exploration, development and production...
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AFRICAN OPEC MEMBER COUNTRIES OIL & GAS FIGURES FOR 2019
According to the 2020 OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin, these are the Petroleum facts and figures for the African member countries for 2019. Kindly note that crude oil exports may include...
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Barkindo Welcomes new OPEC President
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), His Excellency Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, welcomed the newly appointed Minister of Energy, Algeria and OPEC President, His Excellency Abdelmadjid Attar via...
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Eni and Sonatrach Sign MOU to Expand Upstream Activities Collaboration
In a meeting with the Algerian Minister of Energy, Abdelmadjid Attar, the Chief Executive Officer of Sonatrach, the state-owned oil company, Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar, and the Chief Executive Officer of...
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Total and Sonatrach Algeria Extend LNG Supply Deal By 3 Years
Total and Algeria's National oil company, Sonatrach, have agreed to extend their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deal by additional three years. Commenting on the new development in a release on...
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