The Hassi R'Mel Gas Field is the largest gas field in Algeria and one of the largest gas fields in the world. It is located in the vicinity of Hassi R’Mel village, 550 kilometres south of Algiers.
The gas field was discovered in 1956 and production started in 1961. Its reserves have been estimated at 2.415 trillion cubic meter of natural gas and the annual producing capacity is around 100 billion cubic meter of natural gas. The natural gas extracted supplies export pipelines such as the Maghreb-Europe,Trans-Mediterranean, Medgaz and Galsi pipelines to Southern Europe.
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