[ecr] During this meeting between the delegations of Sonatrach and the Russian company, led by its CEO Alexei Miller, both parties discussed the "current challenges facing the gas industry, as well as future opportunities to strengthen and develop their partnership," according to the same source.

The meeting is part of the participation of Sonatrach's CEO, accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior executives from the Group, in the activities of the 13th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.

On Tuesday, Hachichi visited the "Gazprom" stand, where he was introduced to modern and innovative technologies adopted by the Russian company in the gas industry value chain, particularly in exploration, production, and offshore gas transportation technologies.

In partnership with "Gazprom International," Sonatrach is working on developing gas resources discovered at the Rhourde Sayeh and Rhourde Sayed Nord fields (El Assel perimeter), through the drilling of 24 wells.

This also includes the construction of a processing unit aimed at producing significant quantities of dry gas, condensates, and liquefied petroleum gas, which will be transported via Sonatrach's gas pipeline network by 2025, the source concluded. [/ecr]