Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 46

16-Nov-2009

tunisia

Audax Awards Tunisia Drilling Contract To Atwood, Targets First Well In Mid-2010

Audax Resources plans to start exploration drilling of the deep water Sambuca prospect at its offshore Kerkouane permit in Tunisia next summer, after awarding the drilling contract to Atwood Oceanics, the Australian company said on 11 November. The drilling program will be carried out by the Atwood Southern Cross semisubmersible rig. Audax says the Sambuca...