Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 9

01-March-2010

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Plans To Expand Refining Capacity To 40Mn Tons/Year By 2016

Algerias state energy firm Sonatrach is planning to increase its refining capacity to 40mn tons/year (800,000 b/d) by 2016, according to interim CEO ʹAbd al-Hafidh Feghouli. In a 24 February interview with Channel Three radio, Mr Feghouli said that planned investments would almost double Algeria refining capacity from the current level of 25mn t/y...