Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 45

9-Nov-2009

MEES Agenda

Tunisia Touts Export Potential, As Gas Projects Unfold

Tunisia is positioning itself to become a gas exporter in 2012, helping to offset the gradual decline in oil production, according to state-energy firm ETAPs Chairman Khaled Becheikh. First gas from the BG-operated Hasdrubal field is finally expected at the end of this month, and a number of other onshore and offshore projects are expected to lift gas output over the next three...