Naftal

Naftal
Company typePublic company
IndustryEnergy, Petrochemical
Founded6 April 1981
Headquarters,
Key people
Djamal Cherdoud (CEO)
ProductsGasoline, Diesel, LPG, Lubricants, Butane
ServicesFilling station
26.230 billion Algerian dinars (DZA) (2019)
Number of employees
32 829 (2021)
Websitewww.naftal.dz
A Naftal pump

Naftal (Arabic: نفطال) is the principal company selling petroleum-based fuels for domestic consumption in Algeria; its gas stations are a familiar sight throughout the country. Founded in 1981 by government decree, it was responsible for refining and distribution until 1987. In 1998, it became a subsidiary of Sonatrach. It employs about 30,000 workers, and has about 2300 gas stations (as of 2017).

Activities

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Naftal specializes in the distribution and sale of finished petroleum products and operations of service stations for the domestic market. Naftal managed 1,400 service stations in 2012.

Naftal produces lubricants and naphthenic oils. Naftal manufactures its products in refineries operated by Sonatrach.

In March 2022, Naftal signed a US$364 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Sonatrach's pipeline unit TRC. The pipeline is planned to take about 48 months to construct, and will run 424 km from Arzew to Chlef, carrying about 1.2 million tonnes of LPG a year.[1]

Corporate affairs

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Management

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Naftal is headed by :

  • Hocine Chekired (1999–2001)
  • Akli Remini (2001–2005)
  • Salah Cherouana (2005–2007)
  • Saïd Akretche (2007–2015)
  • Hocine Rizou (2015–2017)[2]
  • Rachid Nadil (2017–2019)[3]
  • Belkacem Harchaoui (10 June 2019–2020)[4]
  • Kamel Benfriha (2020) (Interim)[5]
  • Kamel Benfriha (8 September 2020–2021)[6]
  • Mourad Menouar (12 September 2021–2022)[7]
  • Abdelkader Chafi (6 October 2022–2023)[8]
  • Djamal Cherdoud (12 November 2023–present)[9]

References

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  1. ^ Reed, Ed (2022-03-24). "Naftal signs up Sonatrach pipeline work for LPG supplies". Energy Voice. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. ^ "Monsieur Hocine RIZOU, nouveau Président Directeur Général de Naftal". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Monsieur Rachid NADIL installé dans ses nouvelles fonctions de Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Monsieur Belkacem HARCHAOUI, nouveau Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on November 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Installation de Monsieur Kamel BENFRIHA Directeur Général de Naftal". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on August 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Monsieur Kamel BENFRIHA installé dans ses nouvelles fonctions de Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Monsieur Mourad MENOUAR nouveau Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on November 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Monsieur Abdelkader CHAFI nouveau Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on November 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Monsieur Djamal CHERDOUD nouveau Président Directeur Général de Naftal". www.naftal.dz (in French). Archived from the original on December 16, 2023.
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