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Algeria's Key Energy Statistics world rank
Total Primary Energy Production
2014
6.561
Quadrillion Btu
18
Total Primary Energy Consumption
2014
2.393
Quadrillion Btu
35
Total Petroleum and Other Liquids Production
2014
1,721
Thousand Barrels Per Day
17
Exports of Dry Natural Gas
2014
1,561
Billion Cubic Feet
7
Reinjected Natural Gas
2014
2,868
Billion Cubic Feet
2
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Analysis - Energy Sector Highlights Last updated: March 11, 2016

  • Algeria is the leading natural gas producer in Africa, the second-largest natural gas supplier to Europe, and is one of the top three oil producers in Africa. Algeria is estimated to hold the third-largest amount of shale gas resources in the world. However, gross natural gas and crude oil production have gradually declined over the past decade, mainly because new production and infrastructure projects have repeatedly been delayed.
  • Algeria's national oil and natural gas company, Sonatrach, dominates the country's hydrocarbon sector, owning roughly 80% of all hydrocarbon production. By law, Sonatrach is given majority ownership of oil and natural gas projects in Algeria.
  • Militant groups operating in North Africa and the Sahel have presented security risks to oil and natural gas installations in the region. In January 2013, a militant group stormed Algeria's In Amenas gas facility, resulting in several causalities and a temporary suspension of natural gas production at the facility.
  • Algeria holds the third-largest amount of proved crude oil reserves in Africa, all of which are located onshore because there has been limited offshore exploration. According to Sonatrach, about two-thirds of Algerian territory remains largely underexplored or unexplored.
  • Algeria produced almost 1.7 million b/d of total petroleum and other liquids in 2015, which includes crude oil, condensate, natural gas plant liquids, and refinery processing gain.

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