
The 'Ras El Abed' desalination plant wins its second award from the 'Global Water Awards 2026'
The 'Ras El Abed' seawater desalination plant in Oran, belonging to the Algerian Water Desalination Company/Sonatrach branch, ranked second in the awards.
Oil, gas, petrochemicals, Sonatrach, and energy sector developments

The 'Ras El Abed' seawater desalination plant in Oran, belonging to the Algerian Water Desalination Company/Sonatrach branch, ranked second in the awards.

The Minister of State and Minister of Energy, Mohamed Arqab, discussed with a delegation from the Spanish company Arvilo ways to enhance industrial and technical cooperation with SONATRACH, particularly in the fields of fuel equipment and seawater desalination, focusing on technology transfer and local manufacturing development. Arqab received, yesterday Tuesday at the ministry's headquarters, the president of the Spanish company Gonzaga Fernandez accompanied by a delegation of the company's executives, in the presence of officials from the ministry, where the meeting provided an opportunity to review partnership prospects between the two sides in the fields of design and manufacturing of industrial valves and technical equipment aimed at the oil and gas sectors and seawater desalination.

Mostaganem - A delegation of officials from the electricity company of Mozambique arrived today, Tuesday, in Mostaganem as part of strengthening the partnership and transferring Algerian expertise in the electrical industry, and preparing a roadmap for the development of industrial areas.

Following talks that culminated in the signing of a framework agreement between the two parties on April 21.

On Wednesday, SONELGAZ received important delegations from Niger and Chad, who are visiting Algeria to enhance cooperation and partnership in the energy sector and share expertise, according to a statement from the public group.

The Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Mourad Adjall, received this Wednesday a high-level delegation from the Republic of Mozambique, including officials and experts in the energy sector, where several files related to bilateral cooperation were discussed and studied, particularly the construction of a 1000 MW electricity production station for the benefit of Mozambique, according to a statement from the ministry.

The Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Mourad Ajjal, received this Wednesday in Algiers a delegation from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in the United States to discuss several energy-related issues, according to a statement from the ministry.

SONATRACH announced today, Wednesday, in a statement, the export of its first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas (butane) to Chad, in implementation of the framework agreement signed with the Chadian company Gazcom. The group clarified that it loaded the shipment to the port of Douala in Cameroon, to be transported overland to Chad, noting that this step came following discussions between SONATRACH and Gazcom, a local distributor of petroleum products, to study the possibility of supplying Chad with liquefied petroleum gas.

Algeria - The Minister of State, Minister of Energy, Mohamed Arqab, received today, Tuesday, at the ministry's headquarters, the president of the Spanish company 'Arvlo', Gonzaga Fernandez, accompanied by a delegation of the company's executives, according to a statement from the ministry.

Algeria - The Minister of State, Minister of Hydrocarbons, Mohamed Arqab, received today, Tuesday in Algiers, a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum of the Republic of Niger, led by the Secretary General of the ministry, Abdou Karim Mohamed Ali, according to a statement from the ministry.

Algeria - Energy and Renewable Energies Minister, Mourad Ajal, received today, Tuesday, the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Niger, Amadou Hawa, with whom he discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and expand partnership horizons between the two countries in the energy sector.

The visit of the Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Dr. Mourad Adjall, today Monday to the states of El-Mghair and Biskra was not just a ceremonial inauguration tour, but an official announcement of Algeria entering the phase of 'reverse commercial engineering' for its energy wealth. With the commissioning of the 'Tendla' and 'El-Ghrous' stations with a total capacity of 400 megawatts, Sonelgaz is injecting the first quantities of clean electricity into the national grid, opening a window for its counterpart SONATRACH to export billions of cubic meters of natural gas to European spot markets.