General description
For 60 years, SONATRACH has fully played its role as a driving force of the national economy. Its mission is to develop Algeria's significant hydrocarbon reserves. This major player in the oil industry, nicknamed the African major, draws its strength from its ability to be a fully integrated group across the entire hydrocarbon value chain. In the Upstream sector, SONATRACH operates, on its own or in partnership with foreign oil companies, some of the world's largest deposits in different regions of the Algerian Sahara: Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Hassi Berkine, Ourhoud, Tin Fouyé Tabankort, Rhourde Nouss, In Salah and In Amenas. In terms of transportation, the Group has an extremely dense pipeline network that now extends over nearly 22,000 kilometers across the national territory. The Company has also developed four oil ports for loading hydrocarbons: Algiers, Arzew, Bejaia and Skikda to allow the loading and unloading of large tankers with a capacity of 80,000 to 320,000 TM and methane carriers.