Hassi Messaoud Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Sonatrach
• Country: Algeria
• Location: 850 Km South East of Algiers
• Production start:
• Partners: Sonatrach
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Hassi Messaoud field (850 Km South East of Algiers) found on 2500 Km2. It is one of the world giants. It is made up of: Hassi Messaoud, El Gassi, El Agreb, Sotti, El Borma, Mesdar, Rhourd Chegga and Hassi Guettar.

+++ Contractors

• **Saipem:**

* Engineering, procurement and construction of a crude oil treatment and stabilisation plant composed of three trains with a capacity of 100,000 oil barrels per-day each, one maintenance unit, four stocking units of 50,000 cubic meters each and a 45-km pipeline transporting oil, water and gas
* Engineering, procurement and construction of three LPG production trains including compression

• **Aker Solutions:** EPC - 3 Trains including Desalter/Degasser Vessel; Wash Water Pump Package & Demulsifier Injection Package; supervision of construction; commissioning & start-up and training of owner's personnel. 10 ID x 30
• **JGC:** Gas Processing Plant
• **Halliburton:** Oil well workover/stimulation

+++ History

• 1956 - Field Discovered
• 2001 - Ex-Im Bank provided long-term loan guarantees to companies providing services for field development
• 2006 - Aker Kvaerner was awarded a contract for delivery of process equipment for the facility
• 2007 - Saipem awarded EPC contract for oil treatment plant
• 2008 - Saipem awarded EPC contract for LPG plant

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Sonatrach Upstream
2. [[[Aker Solutions Oil And Gas Processing References]]]
3. [[[JGC Oil And Gas Processing References]]]
4. [[[Saipem Gas And Oil Production And Treating Facilities References]]]
5. [[[Saipem Gas Gathering And Conditioning References]]]
6. [[[Saipem Gas Compression Stations References]]]
7. Aker Kvaerner delivers process systems to Sonatrach
8. Saipem awarded a new onshore contract in Algeria worth approximately euro 700 million
9. Saipem awarded a new onshore contract in Algeria valued at approximately 1.3 billion euro
10. EX-IM Bank Backs Texas Oil And Gas Exports To Mexico, Algeria