VOL. XXXIX

No. 24

11-March-1996

TUNISIA

British Gas Finds New Field Offshore Tunisia

British Gas announced on 4 March that it had discovered a new gas field in the Gulf of Gabes near its offshore Miskar gas field. The new field, named Asdrubal, contains an estimated 10-15bn cu.ms. of natural gas. The company said a decision to start operating in the field would be taken at the end of the year after current 3D seismic tests are concluded and an evaluation of data made.

Meanwhile,...