Eni has announced the start-up of the HDLE/HDLS oil field, in Zemlet el Arbi concession in the Berkine North Basin, onshore Algeria, only six months after its discovery in March. HDLE/HDLS is currently producing 10,000 barrels of oil per day (bod). Production ramp up will be achieved through an accelerated development plan which envisages the […]

The Eni’s recent resumption of production from two gas fields is regards to the Berkine Sud contract in Algeria, just 6 months after the contract was awarded through an accelerated development (fast track) is a testament of the new hydrocarbon reform. The production of the Berkine South, which is the first contract to be signed […]

Petrofac, leading a consortium with Genie Civil et Batiment (GCB), has received notification of a provisional award for an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Sonatrach for the Tinrhert EPC2 Development Project in Algeria. The contract is valued at approximately US$300 million, with Petrofac’s share around US$200 million. Located in Alrar, around 1,500 kilometres southeast […]

Eni announced that it has agreed to acquire BP business in Algeria, including the two gas-producing concessions “In Amenas” and “In Salah” (45.89% and 33.15% working interest respectively). The “In Amenas” and “In Salah” assets, which are jointly operated with Sonatrach and Equinor, are located in the Southern Sahara and their production of gas and […]

Eni and SONATRACH announce today a further discovery in Sif Fatima II concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert. The Rhourde Oulad Djemaa Ouest-1 (RODW-1) exploration well, in the Sif Fatima II research perimeter, is the third well in the exploration drilling campaign. It led to a discovery of oil and […]

Eni has signed with SONATRACH, Oxy and TotalEnergies a new PSC for blocks 404 and 208 in Algeria. These blocks are located onshore in the prolific Berkine basin, in Eastern Algeria, an area where Eni has been present since the 80s. The contract, signed under Algeria’s new hydrocarbon law of 2019, will allow the partners […]

In the presence of the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the President of Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar, and the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi signed today in Algiers an agreement that will allow Eni to increase the quantities of gas imported through the TransMed / Enrico Mattei pipeline under the […]

Barely recent weeks after the company announced major oil discoveryin the Zemlet el Arbi concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert, Eni has disclosed that the  Chief  Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, has met in Algiers the Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane and the Minister of Energy, Mohamed Arkab, to discuss the company’s current […]

WintershallDea and Sonatrach have expanded their Memorandum of Understanding, originally signed in August 2020. This is in continuation to explore new opportunities in Algeria in the field of gas production and low-carbon energy solutionsThe MOU now sets a basis for the company to consider new business opportunities in Algeria, not just in natural gas but […]

Eni and Sonatrach announce a significant oil and associated gas discovery in the Zemlet el Arbi concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert. The concession is operated by a joint venture between Eni (49%), and Sonatrach (51%). Preliminary estimates of the size of the discovery are around 140 million barrels of […]