SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an engineering procurement and construction contract by Sonatrach, Algeria’s national oil company to design and build natural gas process facilities in the Sahara desert approximately 1200 km to the south east of Algiers.

The 785.5 million € lump sum contract (approximately CAN$1.2 billion) calls for SNC-Lavalin to build a gas treatment complex, including infrastructure to collect raw gas at four different gaz fields, a natural gas processing facility and a facility to process and reinject carbon dioxide into gas fields. Once in operation, the facilities will start to produce and process 3.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year.

“The signing of this contract follows many months of technical studies and review by Sonatrach,” said Riadh Ben Aissa, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. in charge of worldwide infrastructure operations. “This contract reflects our proven ability to take on mega projects such as this one, and I am extremely pleased that Sonatrach has entrusted us with carrying out the project.”

Continued Ben Aissa, “We are also proud of SNC-Lavalin’s long history of contributing to the economic development of Algeria, so while we look forward to working again with Sonatrach, we are also very happy with this new opportunity to put our expertise in oil and gas to work for the benefit of all Algerians.”

Work will begin immediately at the Rhourde Nouss Central, Rhourde Nouss South/East, Rhourde Adra and Rhourde Adra South oil fields. The facilities are expected to be completed in 36 months.