Edison International first gas achieved from Reggane project in Algeria

The Reggane Nord gas fields are expected to produce at full capacity of 8 million cubic meters of gas per day from January 2018. The operating consortium partners are Edison International with 11.25% of shares, Repsol as licensed operator with 29.25%, Sonatrach 40% as joint operators and DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG with 19.5%.

Milan, 18 December 2017 – The operating consortium of Reggane has started production from the Nord gas fields in Algeria, located the south-western area of Algeria, approximately 1,500 km from Algiers, in the Sahara desert. The Reggane project is expected to be running at full capacity of 8 million cubic meters of gas per day from January 2018.

The gas produced at Reggane is in line with the company’s focus on the fuel as a key transition element into a less carbon-intensive energy mix in fact the 79% of Edison production is from gas.

The Groupement Reggane-Nord (GRN) consortium is composed by Edison International (11.25%), Repsol as licensed operator with 29.25%,Sonatrach 40% as joint operators and DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG (19.5%).

Six gas fields are contributing to the Reggane Nord project (Azrafil Sud-Est, Kahlouche, Kahlouche Sud, Tiouliline and Sali) producing from Palaeozoic clastic reservoirs. The Reggane Nord project is expected to be in production until at least 2041.

Edison International and its partners began construction of the project in 2014, building a Central Processing Facility (CPF) to process the gas collected from the wells distributed in 6 different fields, some of them located almost 100 km away. 209 km of collecting gas system and more than 160 km of roads were constructed. Furthermore, a 74 km Gas Export line was built to connect to the main gas pipeline GR5 operated by Sonatrach, allowing the junction to the Algerian national grid and the exportation facilities.