Algeria Explores New E&P Frontiers
While the country does not have any major crude oil projects scheduled to come onstream, Sonatrach is exploring new frontiers, including offshore and in north Algeria.
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Based in the United Arab Emirates, Abdelghani Henni is a senior media and communications professional with international experience covering energy sector across the Middle East and North Africa region. He is a writer and editor with a proven record of securing top level interviews, including senior executives of national and multinational companies such as BASF, Chevron, Shell Chemicals, Exxon Mobil Chemicals, Saudi Aramco, Sonatrach, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, LyondellBasell, Total, and NOC Libya. He has also interviewed senior governmental officials and ministers in Libya, Algeria and Qatar.
While the country does not have any major crude oil projects scheduled to come onstream, Sonatrach is exploring new frontiers, including offshore and in north Algeria.
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