Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 10

5-Mar-2007

tunisia

Tunisia Awards El-Fahs Permit To UK’s Supex 

Tunisia on 24 February awarded an exploration license for the El-Fahs concession to Supex Limited of the UK, partnered with state-owned Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP). The 3 1/2 –year permit covers a 3,116 sq km area in the northwestern provinces of Zaghouan, Beja and Siliana and requires an investment of $3.5mn that includes drilling one well.