Skikda LNG explosion
On January 19, 2004, an explosion occurred in a natural gas liquefaction plant in Skikda, 500km east of Algiers, Algeria. The plant is operated by Sonatrach, the State-owned oil and gas company. Three out of six gas liquefaction trains were destroyed and two, which were not operating at the time, were damaged ("train" is the term used to describe the liquification and purification facilities in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant). The administration building and the maintenance workshop, together with other buildings, were completely destroyed. The explosion also led to the shutdown of a nearby electricity generating plant and an oil refinery. At least twenty-seven people died and at least 74 were injured.
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