Qatar: Woqod is latest firm to be named in Algerian enquiries

With Algeria mired in new allegations of corruption surrounding state energy company Sonatrach, links to companies in the Gulf as well as in Italy, Canada, Switzerland and other jurisdictions are coming under scrutiny. The latest firm to be mentioned in dispatches is Qatar Fuel (Woqod), which correspondence from 2008-09, leaked to the Algerian press, suggests was being lined up to take over some of Sonatrach refining and distribution subsidiary Naftal’s operations in a deal orchestrated by former Algerian energy and mines minister Chakib Khelil.