Tunnus country summary. Summary of oil reserves, energy production and other related topics.

1. Tunus Summary
2012

2. Facts
• The Tunisian Republic is located in the northernmost part of Africa
bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Algeria and Libya.
• The upstream oil industry in Tunisia is still modest and upcoming as
compared to its neighbouring countries.
• Oil and Gas are the two major sources of energy requirements in the
country accounting for 48.30% and 39% respectively in 2008.
• The country produced about 81,000 barrels per day of crude oil in 2009.
Crude oil production has declined marginally in the past decade.
• Domestic consumption has increased from 83,000 barrels per day in
1999 to about 107,600 barrels per day in 2009.
• The country no longer exports crude oil as domestic consumption has
risen considerably in recent years.
• The country’s low refining capacity has led the country to import refined
petroleum products to meet its demands.
• Crude oil reserves in Tunisia increased from 300m bbl in 2000 to 388m
bbl in 2008.
• El Borma, Ashtart and Sidi el Kilani are Tunisia’s main oil producing
fields.
• Tunisia had around 1.80 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas
reserves in 2008, with about two-thirds located offshore.
• Natural Gas production in Tunisia has increased from 81.70 bn cu ft in
2000 to 91.30 bn cu ft in 2009.
• Consumption, on the other hand, increased from 83 bn cu ft in 2000 to
112.60 bn cu ft in 2009.
• Tunisia does not export natural gas. Miskar and Franig are the two
major gas fields in the country.

3. 1. Facts_cont
Bacground
• Strategic location in central Mediterranean, Malta and
Tunusia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the
continental shelf between their countries for oil.
• Total Area: 163.610 km2
• Etnics : Arab 98%, European %1, Jewish and other
%1
• Language: Arabic (official), French and Berber
• Population: 10.732.900 (2012 est)
• GDP (purchaisng power parity): 100 billion $ (2011 est)
• Primarily revenue from
• Budget: revenues is 10.54 billion $ and expenditures is
13.23 billion $ (2011 est)
• Industries :petrolwum, mining, agriculture, mining, tourism
and manufacturing
• Export items: textiles, food, petroleum products,
chemicals and phosphates
• Exports is 17.61 billion $ (2011 est) exporting clothing,
saemi finished goods, textiles, agricultural products,
mechnaical goods, phosphates, chemicals, hydrocarbons,
electrical equipment
• Import is 22.95 billion $ (2011 est) and importing, textile,
machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals,
foodstuffs
• Pipelines: gas:2.386 km, oil 1.323 km; refined products
453 km (2010)
Energy
• Electricity production : 14.76 billion kWh (2009 est)
• Electricity consumption : 12.75 billion kWh (2009 est)
• Electricity export : 81 million kWh (2009 est)
• Electricity import : 122 million kWh (2009 est)
• Electricity ınstalled generating capacity: 3.648 million kWh (2009 est)
• Electricity from fossil fuels : 96.9%
• Electricity from nuclear and hydrolic plants and renewables: 0%- 1.7%
and other
1.4%
• Crude oil production : 70.800 bbl/d (2011 est)
• Crude oil consumption : 84 m bbl/d (2010 est)
• Crude oil exports : 65.690 bbl/d (2009 est)
• Crude import : 24.580 bbl/d (2009 est)
• Crude proved reservs : 425 million bbl (2012 est)
• Refined petroleum products Production: 36.670 bbl/d (2008 est)
• Refined petroleum products consumption: 88.380 bbl/d (2011 est)
• Refined petroleum products exports : 15.270 bbl/d (2008 est)
• Refiend petroleum products imports : 74.600 bbl/d (2008 est)
• Natural gas production : 2.03 billion m3 (2010 est)
• Natural gas consumption : 3.28 Bcm
• Natural gas exports : 0
• Natural gas imports :1.25 billion m3 (2010 est)
• Natural gas proved reserves:: 65.13 Bcm (2012est)
• CO2 emission : 18.72 million Mt (2010 est)
• Refinery Capacity : 34 million bbl/d
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4. Facts
• 1st exploration well: 1933
• 1st dşscovery :1949
• 1st production : 1956
• Total expl wells drilled: 506 onshore, 212 (offshore)
• Acreage Leased : 113.378 km2, / 73.408 km2 (offshore) (2010)
• Major Players : ADX, Anadarko, BG, Candax, Chinook, Eni, Etap, Exxon, OMV, PA Resorces,
Perenco, Repsol, Shell, Thani, Topic, Winstar
• Production : 70.8 M bbl/d, 305.6 MM cf/d (2011 est)
• Regulatory Law ino is 99-93 of 17th August 1999.
• Tunusian state company is Etap and is promoting open blocks
• PSA issued 2002
•Royalty Tax
•Joint Venture
•Carried state participation
•Royalty on a sliding scale linked to profitability (%2-%15)
•İncome tax on on a sliding scale linked to contractors profitibility (%50-&75 for oil and %50 to %65
for gas)
•Production sharing
•Cost recovery from all availbale production
•Profit sharing on a negotiable sliding scale
•İncome tax met from the states share

5. Tunisian Concession Map
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