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Audiovisual Sources (in order of appearance)

Institut National de l’Audiovisuel

- Un septième puits de pétrole à Hassi Messaoud (Journal Les Actualités Françaises, 12.02.1958)

- 18 juin à Hassi Messaoud (JT nuit - 20th June 1958)

- Arrivée à Bougie du pipe line d'Hassi Messaoud (JT nuit - 27th August 1959)

Shell

- Hallo Holland Hydrogen 1 | Europe’s largest hydrogen plant (27th July 2022)

European Comission

-The European Hydrogen Week 2021 (29th November 2022)

AP Archive

- Anti-fracking protest held in Ouargla (15th March 2015)

- Protest against fracking in Algerian capital (24th February 2015)

Bibliography & Further Resources

Barnard, M.

- Algeria’s Hydrogen Export Hopes Will Be Crushed By Economics (2022)

Belakhdar, N.

- When unemployment meets environment. The case of the anti-fracking coalition in Ouargla (2019)

“Algeria is not for Sale!” Mobilizing Against Fracking in the Sahara (2020)

Corporate Europe Observatory

Hydrogen from North Africa – a neocolonial resource grab (2022)
Hijacking the recovery through hydrogen: Watch how fossil fuel lobbying is siphoning Covid recovery funds (2021)

ENI

New agreement reached by SONATRACH and Eni to accelerate the development of gas projects and decarbonization via green hydrogen (2022)

Hamouchene, H.

Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa (2019)
Green Hydrogen: The new scramble for North Africa (2021)

Hamouchene, H., & Perez, A.

Energy Colonialism: the Eu’s Gas Grab in Algeria (2016)

Mavhunga, C. H., Chimee, I. N., Jones, C., Heidbrank, I., & Landry, M.

Energy (and) Colonialism, Energy (In)Dependence (2014)

Total Historical Archives

- Total’s history in Algeria | WikiTotal (2022)

Audiovisual Sources (in order of appearance)

Institut National de l’Audiovisuel

- Un septième puits de pétrole à Hassi Messaoud (Journal Les Actualités Françaises, 12.02.1958)

- 18 juin à Hassi Messaoud (JT nuit - 20th June 1958)

- Arrivée à Bougie du pipe line d'Hassi Messaoud (JT nuit - 27th August 1959)

Shell

- Hallo Holland Hydrogen 1 | Europe’s largest hydrogen plant (27th July 2022)

European Comission

-The European Hydrogen Week 2021 (29th November 2022)

AP Archive

- Anti-fracking protest held in Ouargla (15th March 2015)

- Protest against fracking in Algerian capital (24th February 2015)

Bibliography & Further Resources

Barnard, M.

- Algeria’s Hydrogen Export Hopes Will Be Crushed By Economics (2022)

Belakhdar, N.

- When unemployment meets environment. The case of the anti-fracking coalition in Ouargla (2019)

“Algeria is not for Sale!” Mobilizing Against Fracking in the Sahara (2020)

Corporate Europe Observatory

Hydrogen from North Africa – a neocolonial resource grab (2022)
Hijacking the recovery through hydrogen: Watch how fossil fuel lobbying is siphoning Covid recovery funds (2021)

ENI

New agreement reached by SONATRACH and Eni to accelerate the development of gas projects and decarbonization via green hydrogen (2022)

Hamouchene, H.

Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa (2019)
Green Hydrogen: The new scramble for North Africa (2021)

Hamouchene, H., & Perez, A.

Energy Colonialism: the Eu’s Gas Grab in Algeria (2016)

Mavhunga, C. H., Chimee, I. N., Jones, C., Heidbrank, I., & Landry, M.

Energy (and) Colonialism, Energy (In)Dependence (2014)

Total Historical Archives

- Total’s history in Algeria | WikiTotal (2022)

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