Tunisia

DualEx Energy Tunisia Inc. will shoot 100 line-km of 2D seismic and drill one exploration well to test the Cretaceous Abiod formation on the Bouhajla Block in east central Tunisia under a production sharing contract.

Sept. 15, 2009

By OGJ editors
LONDON, Sept. 15 -- DualEx Energy Tunisia Inc. will shoot 100 line-km of 2D seismic and drill one exploration well to test the Cretaceous Abiod formation on the Bouhajla Block in east central Tunisia under a production sharing contract.

The onshore block covers 416 sq km in the Pelagian basin just west of Sidi el Kilani field, which has produced 48 million bbl of light oil from Abiod.

DualEx, of Calgary, secured a 3 year term with two optional renewal periods of 3 years each.