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Eni and Sonatrach partner to increase gas supplies from Algeria through Transmed
Eni and Sonatrach signed an agreement that will allow Eni to increase the quantities of gas imported through the TransMed / Enrico Mattei pipeline under the umbrella of the long term gas supply contract starting from the next autumn, confirming the strong cooperation between the Italy and Algeria.
This agreement will allow to exploit the pipeline’s available transportation capacities to ensure greater supply flexibility, gradually providing increasing volumes of gas from 2022, up to 9 billion cubic meters per year in 2023-24.
The agreement between Eni and Sonatrach was defined and signed in record time following intense negotiations between the top management of the two companies. The new gas volumes covered by the agreement are also the result of the close collaboration in the development of upstream gas projects, leveraging Eni’s distinctive fast track model, which is bringing a significant acceleration to the production potential of the Algerian fields.
Claudio Descalzi, CEO, Eni: “Today is a special day for the relations between Italy and Algeria, in particular for Eni and Sonatrach: thanks to the close the long-standing collaboration between the two companies, it was possible in a short time and with an enormous joint effort to sign this important agreement that further consolidates the partnership between the companies and strengthens the cooperation between our countries.”
Eni has been present in Algeria since 1981. With an equity production of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, is the main international energy company in the country. Besides its ambitious exploration and development program, Eni is assessing opportunities in the fields of renewables, hydrogen, the capture, use and storage of CO2, and bio-refining, in line with its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
