VOL. XLII

No. 13

29-MARCH-1999

TUNISIA

Tunisia痴 Crude Oil Output Averaged 78,000 B/D In 1998

Tunisia痴 crude oil output averaged 77,960 b/d (3.898mntons) during 1998, a slight increase over the 1997 figure of 75,860 b/d(3.793mn tons). Crude production at the El Borma oil field fell by 10.4% and atthe Ashtart field by 3.1%, official figures said. The decrease at these fieldswas compensated by the start of production at several smaller fields insouthern Tunisia, notably the El Franig and Baguel...