VOL. XXXV

NO. 17

27-JANUARY-1992

Tunisia

Tunisia Awards Concession to Maxus Energy

Tunisia's state-owned ETAP has awarded a production sharing contract to theUS firm Maxus Energy for oil and gas exploration in a 1.1mn acre tract in theWest Jebel block in the northern part of the country. The exploration period isfor four years, with options for two extensions of two years each. Maxus iscommitted to shoot 200 kms. of seismic and drill one well during the firstphase.