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Baker Hughes provides gas boost to Algeria’s Sonatrach

Algeria

ALGIERS, May 23, 2024 – Baker Hughes has been awarded a major contract from Sonatrach for a gas-boosting project at the Hassi R’Mel gasfield in Algeria, Baker Hughes announced on Thursday.

Under the contract, Baker Hughes will supply 20 compression trains which will be installed across three gas-boosting stations within the Hassi R’ Mel gas field. The equipment is expected to boost and stabilise the pressure of natural gas and help increase production.

“We have long believed that it is critical to increase gas within the global energy mix to help achieve a lower-carbon economy. This project helps to solve energy producers’ multifaceted challenge of driving sustainable energy development as energy demand increases,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes.

The contract is part of a broader order awarded to a consortium between Baker Hughes and Tecnimont, which is part of the technology and engineering group Marie.

Located 550 kilometres south of Algiers, Hassi R’ Mel is the largest gasfield in Algeria and one of the largest in the world, representing a key source of energy supply for Algeria and Europe.