ENAFOR

Entreprise nationale algérienne du forage (ENAFOR), known in Arabic as المؤسسة الوطنية للتنقيب, is an Algerian oilfield services company specialized in drilling. It was created in 1966 as a subsidiary of Sonatrach, the national oil and gas company, with the aim of developing the country's energy industry. ENAFOR is described as one of the first drilling and petroleum services companies in Algeria and in Africa. The company's main activities are drilling and work-over, covering the search for, discovery of and extraction of hydrocarbons in Algeria's desert areas, which are known for their varied natural resources including oil, natural gas and coal. As a Sonatrach subsidiary, ENAFOR operates within Algeria's national hydrocarbons sector alongside other Sonatrach-affiliated well-services companies such as ENTP, ENGTP and ENSP. ENAFOR's official website is www.enafor.dz. The company is headquartered in Algeria and serves the Algerian market, providing drilling rigs and related oilfield services to the national energy industry.

ENAFOR was created in 1966 as a subsidiary of Sonatrach, Algeria's national oil and gas company. Its establishment was intended to support the development of the country's energy industry. It is regarded as one of the first drilling and petroleum services companies in Algeria as well as in Africa. As a Sonatrach subsidiary, ENAFOR forms part of Algeria's national hydrocarbons ecosystem, alongside other affiliated well-services companies such as Entreprise nationale des travaux aux puits (ENTP), Entreprise nationale des grands travaux pétroliers (ENGTP) and Entreprise nationale de services aux puits (ENSP). The company's core activities are drilling and work-over, meaning the search for, discovery of and extraction of hydrocarbons in Algeria's desert areas, which are known for their varied natural resources including oil, natural gas and coal.

• 1966

  ENAFOR is created as a subsidiary of Sonatrach to develop Algeria's energy industry.

Algerian national oilfield drilling and work-over specialist, a Sonatrach subsidiary and one of the earliest drilling and petroleum services companies in Algeria and Africa.

• Drilling services

  Drilling for hydrocarbons in Algeria's desert areas.

• Work-over services

  Work-over services supporting the search, discovery and extraction of hydrocarbons.

1. 1ENAFOR — Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Entreprise nationale algérienne du forage — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org