Algeria's Touat Gas Field Development Sees Progress

GDF Suez and SONATRACH, under the partnership, Groupement TouatGaz have inked an EPCC contract with Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas for the development of the Touat field located in southwest Algeria.

This contract covers the field’s first phase development plan, consisting mainly in the construction of an industrial natural gas treatment complex and collection system, GDF Suez said.

Production launch for the Touat field is planned for late 2016. The project will produce annually 4.5 billion standard cu.m of gas and 630,000 barrels of condensate.

Meanwhile, Groupement TouatGaz has begun to drill natural gas production wells to meet the needs of the treatment complex. 25 wells are scheduled in the first phase before the complex start-up date.