Algeria Seeks to Develop its LNG Bunkering Industry

Algeria is looking to develop LNG bunkering industry as the sector holds considerable growth prospect, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Ahmed Messili said earlier this week during a seminar.

According to Algeria Press Service, Messili said that LNG bunkering is an emerging field and given that Algeria is a large LNG producer, growth prospects are promising.

Messili was peaking at an international seminar on development of LNG as marine fuel held Monday in Algiers.

The development of LNG as marine fuel may enable Algeria to become an important player in this field, he said during the meeting.

Samir Houghlaouen, an official at Naftal, a Sonatrach subsidiary, noted that even if the current conditions did not allow the expansion of the marine LNG, its future, however, remains promising due to the growing use of natural gas in the global maritime transport, Algeria Press Service reported.