Oran, June 24, 2025
As part of the consolidation of its bilateral cooperation between the SONATRACH Group and the Congolese National Petroleum company ( SNPC) an agreement of academic cooperation was signed, today, between the Algerian Petroleum Institute ( IAP) of SONATRACH and SNPC .
The ceremony took place at the Cenvention Center « Ahmed Ben Ahmed” in Oran , on the sidelines of the 12th edition of SONATRACH Scientific and Technical Days ( JST 12).
This agreement aims at ensuring the training of twenty congolese students at the University of Boumerdès , in subjects specialized in hydrocarbons , as part of the syllabus of engineer. The practical trainings will be provided within the industrial installations of the SONATRACH Group , under IAP supervision..
This agreement is the outcome of a series of meetings between SONATRACH’s representatives , the minister of energy and, mines , the minister of foreign affairs and national community abroad and the company SNPC in response to a request submitted by the latter.
Furthermore, the ceremony was also marked by the signing of an agreement between IAP and the University of Boumerdes. Pursuant to this agreement, IAP commits to facilitate the administrative procedures required for the congolese students’ registration in the engineering syllabuses of Boumerdes University, on the occasion of the forthcoming academic year.
This agreement is part of a framework agreement previously concluded between SONATRACH and the university of Boumerdes, which entrusts IAP with the role of intermediary to this university for the implementation of the engineering training programs relating to hydrocarbons.