Naftal Explained

Naftal
Type:	Public company
Foundation:	6 April 1981
Location City:	Algiers
Location Country:	Algeria
Key People:	Djamal Cherdoud (CEO)
Industry:	Energy, Petrochemical
Products:	Gasoline, Diesel, LPG, Lubricants, Butane
Services:	Filling station
Net Income:	26.230 billion Algerian dinars (DZA) (2019)
Num Employees:	32 829 (2021)

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

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

Management

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]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reed . Ed . 2022-03-24 . Naftal signs up Sonatrach pipeline work for LPG supplies . 2022-05-21 . Energy Voice . en-US.
2. Web site: Monsieur Hocine RIZOU, nouveau Président Directeur Général de Naftal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170425112521/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/11107 . April 25, 2017 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
3. Web site: Monsieur Rachid NADIL installé dans ses nouvelles fonctions de Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171018142609/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/13152 . October 18, 2017 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
4. Web site: Monsieur Belkacem HARCHAOUI, nouveau Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104160848/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/14533 . November 4, 2022 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
5. Web site: Installation de Monsieur Kamel BENFRIHA Directeur Général de Naftal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805162820/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/15081 . August 5, 2020 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
6. Web site: Monsieur Kamel BENFRIHA installé dans ses nouvelles fonctions de Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925213637/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/15262 . September 25, 2020 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
7. Web site: Monsieur Mourad MENOUAR nouveau Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211103011114/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/17322 . November 3, 2021 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
8. Web site: Monsieur Abdelkader CHAFI nouveau Président Directeur Général de NAFTAL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154133/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/18599 . November 4, 2022 . www.naftal.dz . fr.
9. Web site: Monsieur Djamal CHERDOUD nouveau Président Directeur Général de Naftal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216135917/https://www.naftal.dz/fr/index.php/archives/19525 . December 16, 2023 . www.naftal.dz . fr.