Minister of State, Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Arkab, held talks on Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Petroleum in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger, with the Minister of Petroleum of the Republic of Niger, Hamad Tini.
The meeting was attended by the CEO of Sonatrach, Nourreddine Daoudi, the General Manager of Sonatrach International Holding, Bouarara Cherif, and officials from the ministry, alongside the Chargé d’Affaires and representatives of the diplomatic corps at the Algerian Embassy in Niamey.
The discussions, which later expanded to include members of both delegations, including officials from the Nigerien Ministry of Petroleum and the Nigerien National Petroleum Company (SONIDEP), focused on the latest developments in Sonatrach’s activities in Niger. This specifically concerned the follow-up on the exploration and search project at the Kafra oil field in northern Niger.
In a speech delivered on the occasion, the Minister of State, Minister of Energy and Mines reaffirmed Algeria’s readiness, particularly through the Sonatrach Group and its subsidiaries, to resume previously agreed-upon activities related to the exploration and search project at the Kafra oil field.
The meeting also served as an opportunity to discuss the progress of the strategic Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, examine various aspects of the project, and review the implementation of decisions made during previous meetings between the three ministers responsible for energy from Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria.
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