The new volumes, which are in addition to the Berkine Nord contract and other regional operations, will meet the requirements of the European market.
Eni announced the recent start of production from two gas fields linked to the Berkine Sud contractThe company was awarded the contract only 6 months after it was awarded as part of an accelerated development.
The production of the Berkine SudThe MLE gas processing plant, which is the first contract to be signed under Algeria's new 19-13 hydrocarbons law, is operated by Eni and Sonatrach, and currently has a production capacity of 1 million standard cubic metres per day of gas (MSm3/d), and approximately 4,000 barrels per day of associated liquids. This capacity is expected to increase to approximately 2 MSm3/d by the end of the year, reaching the full potential of the MLE gas processing plant, equal to 11 MSm3/d.
Eni has been present in Algeria since 1981 and is now the leading international energy company operating in the country. In September 2022, the company announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire BP's operations in Algeria, including "In Amenas" and "In Salah", the largest internationally operated gas production fields in the country. As a result of this transaction and the development programmes in the Berkine basin, Eni's production in Algeria is expected to reach more than 120,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2023.