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Six companies have prequalified for a contract that is part of a project to connect the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and loading lines of the gas complexes known as GL1Z and GL2Z, according to a statement issued by Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach.

The two complexes are part of Sonatrach’s Arzew LNG hub.

The scope of work for the contract is focused on the execution of the basic engineering study for the project.

The six companies that have prequalified for the project are:

• JGC (Japan)
• McDermott (US)
• Synergy Engineering (Indonesia)
• ExidaSP (UAE)
• EPPM (Tunisia)
• Enreco (Italy)

In its statement, Sonatrach said: “Following the review of applications, the companies … have been prequalified and will be invited to participate and submit bids in the selective consultation.”

The Arzew LNG hub is Algeria’s main LNG export centre, located near the port town of Arzew, about 40 kilometres east of Oran on the Mediterranean coast.

Sonatrach is currently implementing several projects to upgrade facilities within the hub.

In October last year, MEED revealed that the gas train known as T-300 had been brought back online at the site.

The train was brought back online after a new main cryogenic heat exchanger (MCHE) was commissioned.

The upgrade was part of a broader contract with US-based Honeywell to replace four MCHEs at GL1Z.

The contract was originally signed with Air Products, and Honeywell acquired the contract when it bought Air Products’ LNG process technology and equipment business in September 2024.