Algeria is ranked the fourth-largest producer of crude oil in Africa, with an estimated 12.2bn barrels of proven reserves as of January 2012. The country was also estimated to have 159trn cu feet (tcf) of proven natural gas reserves as of January 2012 and produced 2.83 tcf of natural gas in 2010. Given its substantial reserves, Algeria has maintained its position as a major global player in the...
Algeria Energy
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Oil and gas production continues to dominate the Algerian economy, accounting for almost all of exports, close to half of government revenue and over a third of GDP. In recent years non-hydrocarbons GDP has outstripped wider economic growth, though this is largely driven by public spending rather than private sector activity.
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