French energy giant TotalEnergies and Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach have inked a deal to collaborate on the appraisal and development of gas resources in Algeria’s Timimoun region.
The agreement aims to leverage existing processing facilities from the Timimoun field, marking a strategic partnership between the two entities.
Julien Pouget, Senior Vice President Middle East & North Africa, Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies, expressed enthusiasm about expanding their partnership with Sonatrach through this Memorandum of Understanding.
The Timimoun natural gas project, in which Sonatrach holds a 51% stake, TotalEnergies 37.75%, and Spain’s Cepsa 11.25%, includes 37 production wells across eight structures, targeting an output of approximately 160 million cubic feet of gas per day.
As Algeria remains a significant LNG supplier to France, this partnership underscores France’s efforts to diversify its energy sources by collaborating with African nations.
In 2025, Sonatrach is set to deliver two million tons of LNG to TotalEnergies, further solidifying their energy cooperation.
