Middle East / Africa
Country profile: Algeria
Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
Climate: | arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer |
Terrain: | mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
Size: | 2381740 sq. km total (Land area: 2381740 sq. km ) |
Population: | 33,769,669 (July 2008 est.) |
Languages: | Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
Government: | republic |
Capital city: | Algiers |
Legal system: | socialist, based on French and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials, including several Supreme Court justices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Currency: | Algerian dinar (DZD) |
Licensing: |
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Energy production and consumption
Oil | Gas | |
Production: | 2 million bbl/day (2005 est.) | 84 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Consumption: | 250,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 21 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Exports: | 1 million bbl/day (2004 est.) | 62 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Imports: | 12,390 bbl/day (2004 est.) | |
Reserves: | 14 billion bbl (2007 est.) | 4 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Major fields: |
Algeria - recent news
18 Jun 25 |
Algeria: TotalEnergies ganted new exploration license TotalEnergies, jointly with QatarEnergy, has been awarded the Ahara license following the 'Algeria Bid Round 2024'. Ahara is a large license covering an area of approx. 14,900 sq km, located at the intersection of the prolific Berkine and Illizi Basins. |
09 Apr 25 |
Algeria: Vallourec receives a major OCTG notice of award from Sonatrach in Algeria Vallourec, a world leader in premium seamless tubular solutions, has received a notice of award to supply Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) to SONATRACH, Algeria's National Oil and Gas company. |
12 Jun 24 |
Algeria: Viridien awarded large seismic imaging project in Algeria by Groupement Berkine Viridien, formerly CGG, has been selected by Groupement Berkine; a joint venture between Sonatrach, Occidental Petroleum, and other international partners, to perform the seismic imaging of a 3,400 sq km high-density onshore data set currently being acquired over blocks B404a and B208 of the Berkine Basin in Eastern Algeria. |
23 May 24 |
Algeria: Baker Hughes to support strategic gas project in Algeria to enhance Italy, Europe’s energy security Baker Hughes has been awarded a major contract from SONATRACH for a gas-boosting project for the Hassi R’Mel gas field in Algeria. The contract is part of a broader order awarded to a consortium between Baker Hughes and Tecnimont, part of technology and engineering group MAIRE. |
08 Apr 24 |
Algeria: TotalEnergies expands its partnership with SONATRACH in Timimoun region and in the marketing of LNG TotalEnergies and SONATRACH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of concluding a hydrocarbon contract in the north-east Timimoun region. The MoU outlines a work program for the appraisal and development of gas resources in the North-East Timimoun region, in synergy with existing processing facilities for production from the Timimoun field, to reduce costs and emissions. |
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