Private investment in oil exploration and production is subject to local content requirement. This is assumed discriminatory since only majority Algerian-owned firms are allowed in the sector as per Finance Law of 2020 (see foreign equity entry).
"Chapter 12 - Local Content
Art. 125. — The hydrocarbon contract includes stipulations which grant preference to Algerian companies for the supply of goods and services produced in Algeria provided that the conditions of price, quality and delivery times are competitive.
The contracting parties and their subcontractors have priority recourse to Algerian labor for the needs of upstream operations. To this end, the contracting parties take charge of and ensure, directly or indirectly, at the start of the upstream operations, the training of the Algerian workforce covering all the qualifications required for the conduct of the upstream operations, in the conditions set in the hydrocarbon contract.[...]" (Law n° 19-13 of December 11, 2019 governing hydrocarbon activities [google translation])
Law n° 19-13 of December 11, 2019 governing hydrocarbon activities [google translation]
[<a href="https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/JO-FRANCAIS/2019/F2019079.pdf">Law</a>],[<a href="https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-francais/2006/F2006048.pdf">Law</a>]