Algerian Pavilion

SONATRACH is the national oil&gas company of Algeria and is referred to as the first African oil major.

The company is operating in exploration and production, pipeline transportation, natural gas liquefaction and LPG separation, refining and petrochemicals, and is marketing hydrocarbon products and their derivatives.

SONATRACH has evolved over 60 years to a group of more than 150 companies in Algeria and overseas, employing more than 200,000 people across a vast range of disciplines, and operating in drilling activities, petroleum and para petroleum services, construction and civil engineering, industrial gas, trading and shipping, seawater desalination and other services.

As the world’s 10th largest natural gas producer - and the world’s eighth largest exporter of natural gas - SONATRACH maintains its leading position in the LNG markets and enjoys a history of being a trusted business partner and a reliable provider to European and international markets.

With four LNG plants located in northern Algeria with a total capacity of 56 million m3/year and its own fleet of LNG tankers, SONATRACH says it can ensure the flexibility and availability of LNG to its customers.

SONATRACH has also developed important refining and petrochemical industry in Algeria and abroad, with a large network of customers worldwide for whom it “ensures the security, reliability and flexibility of supplies”.

In the field of renewable energies, SONATRACH cites its strategy as being based on the implementation of photovoltaic power plants at SONATRACH industrial sites, generating a gas saving that will be valued in other sectors, or for export, as well as on reducing the environmental footprint by the use of cleaner energies.

At a time of energy transition and evolution in the energy business across the globe, SONATRACH is also tapping at “the great potential” for hydrogen production in Algeria.