The pipeline, an extension of GR5 pipeline, connects Hassi Mouina Sud and Nord and Hassi Ba Hamou, the country’s new southwest oil fields to Hassi R’Mel, the National Gas Dispatching Center at a length of approximately 344 km.

With a capacity of four billion cu mtr per annum, the gas pipeline is expected to raise the natural gas capacity of Sonatrach’s system Reggane-Hassi R’Mel (GR5 Pipeline) from nine billion cu mtr per annum to about 13 billion cu mtr per annum.

Consider Canalisations and Entreprise Nationale de Canalisations (ENAC) were entrusted with the construction of the structure using tubes manufactured by EPE ALFAPIPE. The control and monitoring of the manufacturing process of the tubes were carried out by GTP.

Sonatrach Oil and Gas Company has developed about six gas fields in the country, the most recent one being Hassi Mouina Sud and Nord and Hassi Ba Hamou. The latter consists of three new gas treatment and compression installations and is expected to produce about four billion cu mtr of oil per year.