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57 international and Tunisian petroleum companies are involved in the exploration activities on 56 permits (38 onshore and 18 offshore),
The Total  number of National and International Operating Oil companies active in Tunisia are 57 , 36 out of 57 have the operator’s status .


CONVERSION PERMITS:


 • JENEIN CENTRE (312 Sq Km) has been converted to Exploration Permit, under the PSA, ETAP is holder with SVI as Contractor.

• TOZEUR  (4908 Sq Km) has been converted to Exploration Permit, under the PSA.


 EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY PERIOD

• BORJ EL KHADRA   (2864  Sq Km) :

The  3rd renewable period of Borj El Khadra   Exploration Permit has been guaranteed.
ENI is  the operator with ETAP , Pioneer and Talisman as partners

• SFAX OFFSHORE  (4104  Sq Km) :

A two years Extension of the initial  period of Sfax Offshore Exploration Permithas  been guaranteed.
 ETAP is holder , APEX is Contractor, with Delta Hydrocarbons , Eurogas as partners . 

 

• MAKTHAR  (3828  Sq Km) :

A one year Extension of the 2nd renewable period of Makthar  Exploration Permi has been guaranteed.
ETAP is partner, HTC is  the operator of the permit .

• GROMBALIA   (2792  Sq Km) :

A three years of  validity has been guaranteed  as the  4th renewable period of Grombalia   Exploration Permit.
ETAP is partner, EXXOIL the operator of the permit .

 

• RAS MARMOUR   (1564  Sq Km) :

A three years of  validity of Ras Marmour  Exploration Permit has been guaranteed.
ETAP , Circle Oil are partner, EXXOIL the operator of the permit .

 

• NORD DES CHOTTS  (4868  Sq Km) :

A three years Extension of the initial  period of Nord des Chotts Exploration Permit been guaranteed.
ETAP is holder with NUMHYD .

 


 

SEISMIC

 

2D Seismic

 

OPERATOR PERMIT CONTRACTOR ONSHORE / OFFSHORE START/END 2D (Km)
BORJ EL KHADRA ENI CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 13/112/2007
18/01/2008		 356
CONCESSION MAKHROUGA SODEPS CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 18/01/2008
25/01/2008		 86
CONCESSION LARICH DEBECH SODEPS CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 26/01/2008
09/01/2008		 197
FAWAR FAPCO CGG/VERITAS  ONSHORE 17/05/2008
26/05/2008		 102
MAZOUNA FAPCO CGG/VERITAS  ONSHORE 28/05/2008
12/06/2008		 195
BAZMA/JORF RIGO OIL CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE

11/06/2008
29/06/2008

 250




 

3D Seismic

OPERATOR PERMIT CONTRACTOR ONSHORE / OFFSHORE START/END 3D (Km²)
ADAM CONCESSION ENI CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 04/03/2008 31/04/2008 253
ANAGUID PERMIT PIONEER CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 25/01/2008
05/06/2008		 1348
EC CHOUECH CONCESSION WINSTAR PGS ONSHORE 15/03/2008
10/06/2008		 401
FAWAR PERMIT FAPCO CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 09/03/2008
16/05/2008		 236
CONCESSION SIDI BEHARA CFTP CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 15-06-2008
21-07-2008		 95
JENEIN SUD OMV CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 16-07-2008
18-11-2008		 625
CONCESSION MAHRES ETAP CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 25-07-2008
28-09-2008		 118
CONCESSION BAGUEL PERENCO PGS ONSHORE 04-08-2008
23-11-2008		 322
CONCESSION DOULEB SEREPT CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 13-10-2008
25-11-2008		 76
BORJ EL KHADRA SUD VOYAGEUR CGG/VERITAS ONSHORE 27-12-2008 In progress 333 OF 375

 

 

DRILLING

 

N°

Permit

Operator

Well

Onshore / Offshore

CONTRACTOR  (Rig)

 Spud / End drilling date

Depth/FM@TD

 Results
1

MEJERDA

RANGE

TEBOURSOUK-1

Onshore

CTF 06

19/02/2008
23/04/2008

  2545 m ( Mcherga - L.Cretaceous ) P &A
2

Conncession
CHEROUQ

PIONEER

EL AZZEL-1

Onshore

 HP 242 02/03/2008
18/04/2008		 3740 ( Tannezuft - Silurian )  O & G Discovery
3 SUD REMADA STORM BIR BEN
TARTAR-2		 Offshore Rapad 2 28/03/2008
30/04/2008		 1500 m ( Kasbah Leguine - Ordovician )  O & G Discovery
4  RAS MARMOUR EXXOIL BIR BEN
TARTAR-1		 Onshore OFIS 28/03/2008
04/05/2008		  1483  m (Orbata - L.Cretaceous )  DRY
5 BORJ EL
KHADHRA		 ENI ABIR-1 Onshore PERGEMINE 14/04/2008
03/06/2008		 3790 m ( Tannezuft- Silurian )  O & G Discovery
6 JENEIN SUD OMV AHLEM-1 Onshore GWD-95 18/04/2008
03/06/2008		 4020  m ( Tannezuft- Silurian )  O & G Discovery
7 Conncession
CHEROUQ 		PIONEER HAYETT-1 Onshore HP 242 21/04/2008
27/07/2008		  4436 m (Sanhrar - Ordovician)  O & G Discovery
8

Concession
ADAM

 ENI MEJDA-1 Onshore CTF-04 21/04/2008
12/05/2008		  3650 m ( Tannezuft- Silurian ) O & G Discovery
9 Concession
ADAM		 ENI EL AZZEL NORD-1 Offshore PERGEMINE 19/06/2008
07/09/2008		 4162 m (Kasbah Leguine - Ordovician )  O & G Discovery
10  Concession CHEROUQ PIONEER ANWAR-1 Onshore HP 242 13/07/2008
03/10/2008		  3850 m ( Tannezuft- Silurian ) P & A
11 JENEIN SUD OMV SOUROUR-1 Onshore GW-95 02/08/2008
02/10/2008		  4013 m ( Tannezuft- Silurian ) O & G Discovery
12 ANAGUID PIONEER DURRA-1 Offshore HP 242 13/08/2008
03/10/2008		  3745 m ( Sanhrar - Ordovician ) O & G Discovery
13 GROMBALIA EXXOIL SERDOUK-1 Onshore OFIS (Cabot 900)

28/08/2008
17/10/2008

 1620 m ( Abiod - U.Cretaceous)  Temporarily Abandonned
14 ZARAT PA Resources DIDON NORD-1 Offshore  ENSCO 85 27/09/2008
26/11/2008		  3170 m ( El Haria - U.Cretaceous ) P & A
15  Concession LAARICH SODEPS LAARICH SSE-1 Onshore CTF-04 03/10/2008
20/12/2008

4181 m ( Jeffara - Ordovician )

G &C Discovery
16 EL HAMRA PIONEER SHUMOUS -1 Onshore HP 242 07/12/2008
02/02/2009		 3500 m ( Cambrian )  P & A
17 BORJ EL KHADRA ENI SIAH ET TOUIL Onshore PERGEMINE 14/12/2008  4740 m ( Ordovician )   Operation in progress
18 TAKROUNA PERENCO MERCHERTATE SE-1 Onshore GWDC 12/12/2008
07/02/2009		  2050 m ( Serj - L.Cretaceous )  P & A
19  SFAX OFFSHORE APEX RAS EL BESH -3 PILOTE Offshore DELTA QUEEN SEA WOLF 16/06/2008
29/07/2008		  2204 m MD ,2078 m MVD (Tselja Fm - Eocene)  
20  SFAX OFFSHORE APEX Ras El Besh-3H Offshore DELTA QUEEN SEA WOLF 12/08/2008
25/08/2008		 TD 1712 m MD , 1552m TVD (Cherahil "B"- Eocene )  
21  SFAX OFFSHORE APEX Ras El Besh-3H-ST-1 Offshore DELTA QUEEN SEA WOLF 26/08/2008
03/11/2008		 3284 m MD , 1630 m TVD ( Reneiche Fm - Eocene )  Temporarily Abandonned

 

Last Update 23/02/2009