Sinopec Releases 1st Sustainable Development Report in Algeria

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has released the first sustainability report published by a Chinese company in Algeria, detailing its achievement in fulfilling economic, safety, environmental, and social responsibilities in the region and advancing the vision of New Algeria.

Algeria is the largest country in Africa with the fourth largest economic output. Sinopec adheres to the vision and mission of open cooperation and mutual benefit to establish a long-term, sustainable model and achieve unity between oil and gas exploration, environmental protection and social progress.

Sinopec’s key focus areas in Algeria include oil exploration and development, petroleum engineering, refining and chemical engineering. It has signed a new agreement with Algeria’s national oil and gas company SONATRACH on the Zarzaitine oilfield that further deepens the partnership. Sinopec’s desert water pipeline project, which was constructed to solve the drinking water shortages of 50,000 residents in Tamanrasset, has won the outstanding contribution award of Sino-Algerian cooperation.

Sinopec has set up an electrical safety committee in the Zarzaitine oilfield that carried out 42 HSE inspections and put in 3.12 million dollars in safety and environmental protection. Sinopec is also supporting various public welfare projects such as voluntary tree planting and waste cleaning in Algeria.

Sinopec prioritizes the development of the local workforce by providing almost 1,000 jobs at the Zarzaitine oilfield, along with opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. It’s actively giving back to the local communities with concrete actions, including repairing wells in desert hinterland to provide clean water for local residents, hosting diverse culture and sharing events, celebrating cultural festivals, founding the “China Bookshelf” project to enhance cultural exchange, donating medical supplies to local hospitals, providing school supplies to local students and more, which have been widely recognized by local society.