Sonagas is the Equatorial Guinean national natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 company. It was formed in 2005. It operates in conjunction with GEPetrol

GEPetrol

GEPetrol is the national oil company of the Equatorial Guinea. The company was founded in 2002 after the writing of a presidential decree. The company reports to the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy. GEPetrol's director is Cándido Nsue Okomo. The company maintains offices in Malabo and in...

, the nation's principal petroleum company, and EG LNG

EG LNG

EG LNG is a LNG company that operates a liquid natural gas terminal and plant in Malabo, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The LNG plant began operation in 2007 and the first cargo of LNG was delivered on 24 May 2007....

, the nation's liquid natural gas company, to manage the nation's fossil fuel

Fossil fuel

Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years...

 resources.

The officers of the company are Director General Sr. D. Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo and Assistant Director General Sr. D. Serapio Sima Ntutumu.

Operations

• The Bioko Methanol Plant is operated by the Atlantic Methanol Production Company (AMPCO), which is supported by Marathon Oil
  Marathon Oil
  Marathon Oil Corporation is a United States-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway,...
  
  , Samadan Oil and Sonagas itself. The plant produces 19000 barrels (3,020.8 m³) of methanol
  Methanol
  Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH . It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to, but slightly sweeter than, ethanol...
  
   per day.

• The Punta Europa Liquified Petroleum Gas facility is also operated by Marathon, Samadan and Sonagas, and produces 20000 oilbbl/d of liquefied petroleum gas.

• The Equatorial Guinea Liquified Natural Gas Plant
  EG LNG
  EG LNG is a LNG company that operates a liquid natural gas terminal and plant in Malabo, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The LNG plant began operation in 2007 and the first cargo of LNG was delivered on 24 May 2007....
  
  (EG LNG) began production in 2007.

External links

• Equatorial Oil's Sonagas page