Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach has selected the oil and energy technology company Baker Hughes for a gas-boosting project at the Hassi R’Mel field. The major contract is part of a broader order awarded to a consortium between Baker Hughes and Tecnimont, part of technology and engineering group MAIRE, to construct the boosting facilities, phase III - stage 2, of the Hassi R'mel gas field to ensure the maintenance of the production plateau at 188 mcm/day.
Baker Hughes’ awarded scope includes the supply of 20 compression trains based on Frame 5 gas turbine and BCL compressor technology, which will be installed across three gas boosting stations within the Hassi R’ Mel gas field. Baker Hughes’ technology solutions are expected to boost and stabilize the pressure of natural gas and increasing production at site, which will enhance Algeria’s domestic energy system and economy as well as gas exports to Europe. The boosting project is expected to finish all three boosting stations in 39 months, with the respective commissioning of the boosting stages scheduled for October 2026, January 2027 and April 2027.
The Hassi R'Mel gas field is located at 550 km south of Algiers and it supplies gas to both Algeria and Europe, being considered a key source of energy supply to both, with estimated recoverable reserves of around 2,500 bcm.