Business meeting between the CEO of Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar, and the General Manager of Eni - Natural Resources, Alessandro Puliti.
The two companies accelerate on cooperation in the technological field, in particular in the field of hydrogen production, and for the common goal of reducing the carbon footprint of their respective activities.
The CEO of Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar, and the General Manager of Eni - Natural Resources, Alessandro Puliti, met today in Algiers to check the progress of Eni's activities in the country.
Sonatrach and Eni confirmed their willingness to accelerate cooperation in the technological field, the subject of the Memorandum of Understanding that the two companies signed on March 25 in Milan, and in particular in the field of hydrogen production. A roadmap was in fact shared for the joint assessment of the technical and commercial feasibility of a pilot project for the production of hydrogen using electricity generated from renewable energy sources (solar and wind). Furthermore, in order to preserve the country's water resources, the use of the water produced by oil fields will be evaluated for the electrolysis processes necessary for the production of hydrogen, appropriately treated through dedicated plants.
The two companies reiterated their intention to accelerate cooperation across the board for the common goal of reducing the carbon footprint of their respective activities. The ongoing projects are aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the processes, the electrification of treatment plants, the abatement of fugitive methane emissions and the parallel development of projects dedicated to new zero-emission energy solutions.
Eni has been present in Algeria since 1981. With an equity production of 90 barrels of oil equivalent per day, Eni is the most important international company in the country.