BP in Algeria
Incident at In Amenas. A major security incident took place at the In Amenas gas facility between 16 and 20 January 2013. For regular updates and more details on BP’s response to the incident, visit the Press Centre.
BP took the precautionary measure of bringing non-essential staff out of its operations across Algeria. Its HR teams and others worked to provide medical services, practical help and other assistance as needed. BP is also keeping the security situation across the region under close review.
BP took the precautionary measure of bringing non-essential staff out of its operations across Algeria. Its HR teams and others worked to provide medical services, practical help and other assistance as needed. BP is also keeping the security situation across the region under close review.
Our work in Algeria
BP is one of the largest foreign investors in Algeria. It has helped to deliver two major gas developments with joint venture partners: In Salah Gas and In Amenas.In Amenas, a joint venture with Statoil and Sonatrach, is one of the largest wet gas projects in the country. In Amenas involves the development and production of natural gas and gas liquids from fields in the Illizi basin of south eastern Algeria. First gas was produced in 2006.
In Salah Gas, also a joint venture with Statoil and Sonatrach, is one of the largest dry gas joint-venture projects in the country. The venture involves the development of seven proven gas fields in the southern Sahara, 1,200km south of Algiers, and has been on-stream since July 2004. It is the world’s first full-scale carbon dioxide capture project at a gas field.
Where we add value
BP is involved in a number of community projects centred on education, energy and enterprise development.These include English language training, modern libraries and the Illizi Home scheme where traditional skills are combined with contemporary design, to create furniture for the international market.
BP is currently working in partnership with the vocational training ministry to implement training programs in five towns across southern Algeria. The objective is to enable people to find jobs locally and reduce migration to urban centres along the northern coast. It will also help the oil and gas industry to gain access to a trained and qualified local pool of talent in the fields of electricity, plumbing, welding, heating and air conditioning.
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BP has been operating in Algeria since the mid-1950s and is the largest foreign investor in the country
