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Article: TUNISIA - The Tunisian Energy Base.
- Article from:
- APS Review Downstream Trends
- Article date:
- March 31, 2008
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With the domestic market having shifted from oil to natural gas at a rapid pace, the share of gas in Tunisia's energy mix is 46% - a level kept since 2006. Tunisia's energy base has grown in pace with its high GDP growth rates in recent years. Tunisia's total energy consumption amounts to about 0.48 quadrillion BTU, almost half the consumption of Libya, compared to more than 1.74 quadrillion BTU in Algeria which is the biggest energy consumer in North Africa.
Despite being poor in oil resources, Tunisia is a success story among Arab oil importing countries. It has a well-managed economy, a fairly stable but far from ideal political environment and reasonably good ...
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