Giorgia Meloni is seeking to boost gas flows from Algeria, as Italy and Spain vie to secure more North African energy to cushion the loss of Middle Eastern supplies choked off by the Iran war. Algeria is the main gas supplier for both Italy and Spain, which receive gas from different pipelines. Italy’s state-controlled Eni SpA has been renegotiating contracts with Algerian supplier Sonatrach, whose gas — sent via pipeline across Tunisia — accounts for about 35% of Italy’s imports. Separately, Bloomberg reported that Spain is considering increasing the gas it receives from Algeria via the Medgaz pipeline, operated by Sonatrach, Spain’s Naturgy and BlackRock. A return to those levels would still be insufficient to replace lost LNG volumes from Qatar, according to BloombergNEF.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 25, 2026 15:02 UTC