Madar (Algiers) - Algeria's Minister of State and Minister of Hydrocarbons Mohamed Arkab on Sunday, 15 November 2026, reviewed with the general representative in Africa of Sinopec International Energy Investment Limited the cooperation and partnership between the Sonatrach group and China's Sinopec, according to the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, as reported by the Algerian daily Echorouk.
According to the same source, the meeting, held at the ministry's headquarters, was an opportunity to discuss ways of strengthening these ties, particularly in hydrocarbons, and to review the progress of ongoing and future cooperation projects.
These projects include, according to the ministry, the construction of the new Hassi Messaoud refinery in partnership with Spain's Técnicas Reunidas, and of a methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) production complex in Arzew.
The talks also covered cooperation in exploration and production, notably the partnership on the Zarzaitine field in Illizi province, as well as the Hassi Berkine North and Gourn El Gassa (II) projects.
Arkab stressed the importance of strengthening the partnership between Sonatrach and Sinopec and of speeding up joint projects by mobilising all the necessary human and technical resources, while respecting contractual commitments and set deadlines.
For his part, the Sinopec representative praised the level of cooperation with Sonatrach and said the Chinese group was ready to bring its technical and technological expertise and its engineering and construction capabilities to help deliver priority strategic projects in Algeria's hydrocarbons sector, according to the same source.
