The second African Petroleum Congress & Exhibition of the African Petroleum Producers Association (APPA) took place this past February in Algiers. Senior officials of twelve African oil and gas producing countries were present, and GE Energy was one of a large number of industry players taking part in the exhibition, conference and many formal and informal meetings that make events of this nature so important to the development of all sectors of the industry.

GE Energy is very familiar with the Algerian oil and gas sector, and has a significant base of installed equipment in the region. Our relationship with Sonatrach, the largest company in Africa, is well-established, making CAPE 2005 a very important event on our calendar. Our exhibition booth attracted considerable attention with displays featuring many of our major achievements in Algeria, with particular emphasis on developing technology in the LNG sector.