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50 international and Tunisian petroleum companies are involved in the exploration activities on 50 permits (33 onshore and 17offshore),
Four (04) convention related to Exploration permits and four (04) « protocole d’accord » related to Prospecting permits were signed since January 2007 and the conversion of a prospecting permit into Exploration Permit.
 


EXPLORATION PERMIT:


• Remada (granted to MEDEX PETROLEUM 50% & ETAP 50%):Join venture

• Zaafrane (granted to MEDEX PETROLEUM50% & ETAP 50%):Join venture

• El Fahs (granted to SUPEX 50% & ETAP 50%):Join venture

• Tajerouine (granted to ETAP 100 % & OIL SEARCH as contractor) PSC

• Sud Tozeur (« conversion of the Prospecting permit into exploration permit granted to the company RIGO OIL).
 

 

PROSPECTING PERMIT:


•  Mahdia (TETHYS OIL &MINING)

• Jenein Centre (STORM VENTURE)

• Metouia (SHELL)

• Douleb Ouest (TOPIC)

 

CONVERSION PERMIT:


• Sud Tozeur (« conversion of the Prospecting permit into exploration permit granted to the company RIGO OIL). Extention Period: 06


 


EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY PERIOD


• RAS MARMOUR Permit extended for 24 month from 04/01/2007 to 03/01/2009.

• JENEIN NORD Permit extended for 12 month from 22/04/2007 to 21/04/2008.

• JENEIN SUD Permit extended for 12 month from 20/04/2007 au 19/04/2008.

• ANAGUID Permit extended for 06 month from 09/06/2007 to 08/12/2007.

• LES OASIS Permit extended for 24 month from 28/04/2007 to27/04/2009.

• NORD MEDENINE Permit extended for 24 month from 28/04/2007 to27/04/2009
 

SEISMIC

Since January 2007, 6955 km 2D and 1510 km² of 3D seismic were acquired.



 

2D Seismic

 

OPERATOR PERMIT CONTRACTOR ONSHORE / OFFSHORE START/END 2D (Km) / 3D (Km²)
SUD TOZEUR RIGO OIL GEO2X ONSHORE

18/01/2007 01/02/2007

61
JORF RIGO OIL GEO2X ONSHORE

01/02/2007 15/03/2007

166
CAP SERRAT-BECHATEUR ANADARKO CGG/Veritas OFFSHORE 

14/02/2007 04/03/2007

1615
CHORBANE GROVE ENERGY CGG/Veritas ONSHORE 13/04/2007 08/05/2007 219
GROMBALIA EXXOIL CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

12/05/2007

16/05/2007
27

CONCESSION

BENIKHALED
EXXOIL CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

16/05/2007

20/05/2007
33
SUD RAMADA STORM CGG/Veritas ONSHORE 24/05/2007 184
NABEUL REAP CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE

24/05/2007

24/06/2007
3178
BARGOU

COOPER

ENERGY
CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE

05/07/2007

12/07/2007
973

HAMMAMET

OFFSHORE

STORM CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE

12 /07/2007

15/07/2007
250
EL HAMRA PIONEER CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

11/06/2007

15/07/2007
265
JENEIN CENTRE STORM CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

18/07/2007

22/07/2007
46
TOZEUR AL THANI CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

03/11/2007

15/03/2007
166
BORJ EL KHADRA ENI CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

10/12/2007

18/01/2008
856




 

3D Seismic

OPERATOR PERMIT CONTRACTOR ONSHORE / OFFSHORE START/END 2D (Km) / 3D (Km²)

SFAX OFFSHORE(KB3D)

APEX CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE 05/03/2007   1/07/2007 473

SFAX OFFSHORE(SAM3D)

APEX CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE

08/07/2007

20/07/2007
60
CERCINA TPS CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE

23/07/2007

15/08/2007
132

HAMMAMET

OFFSHORE
STORM CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE

17/07/2007

24/08/2007
410
JENEIN CENTRE STORM CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

09/08/2007

30/09/2007
101
JENEIN NORD PIONEER CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

30/09/2007

28/11/2007
307
CHERGUI PETROFAC CGG/VERITAS OFFSHORE  

En cours

(47%)

 

 

DRILLING

Since January 2007, eighteen (18) exploratory wells were drilled:

Permit

Operator

Well

Onshore / Offshore

CONTRACTOR  (Rig)

Spud / End drilling date

Depth

Results

Concession BARAKA

ENI

BARAKA S-1

Offshore

SAIPEM SPA

(SCARABEO 4-5886)

05/01/2007

21/01/2007
1907m (PF) (Miocène) Huile dans la F. Saouaf, B & A
Concession ADAM

ENI

IKLIL#1 (Onshore)  Onshore

CTF

(Rig 04)

18/02/2007

20/03/2007
3707 m (PF) (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)
JENEIN NORD PIONEER EL BADR#1 Onshore

H&P FLEX

(Rig 242)

21/02/2007

18/03/2007
3650 m (PF) (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)
JENEIN NORD PIONEER SHAHEEN#1 Onshore

H&P FLEX

(Rig 242)

10/04/2007

17/05/2007

3651 m (PF) (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)
Kairouan Nord KUFPEC CNE#3 Onshore GWC

12/04/2007

10 /06/2007

1973m (PF)

MD
Abandonné sec
JENEIN NORD PIONEER FARAH#1 Onshore

H&P FLEX

(Rig 242)

23/05/2007

19/06/2007

3720 m (PF)

 (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)
JENEIN NORD PIONEER ANGHAM#1 Onshore

H&P FLEX

(Rig 242)

09/07/2007

07/08/2007

(3740 m (PF)

 (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)
Concession ADAM ENI NADIR#1 Onshore

PERGEMINE

Rig Ideco2100

16/07/2007

11/08/2007
3820 m (PF) (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)
JORF RIGO BHIRET RIGO #1 Onshore

GWGC

Rig GW-95
30/07/2007

1730m (PF)

Permien

Sec(eau)

P&A
JENEIN NORD PIONEER METHAQ#1 Onshore

H&P FLEX

(Rig 242)

25/08/2007

18/10/2007

3875 m (PF)

 (Tannezuft)

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien)

Concession

LARICH
SODEPS LARICH WEST-1 Onshore

CTF

(Rig 04

16 /08/2007

15/10/2007

4155m (PF)

Ordovicien

Huile & Gaz

 (Silurien

Gaz &Condensate

Ordovicien
MAKTHAR HTC LINDA#1 Onshore

CTF

(Rig 06)

16 /08/2007

18/10/2007

1880m (PF)

Aptien