Nawara Development Project

The Nawara Development Project is a natural gas field located in Tunisia. The project, situated in the south of Tunisia, focuses on extracting and processing natural gas from the Nawara gas field, a key resource.

History

The Nawara Development Project's history is marked by milestones in exploration, discovery, and infrastructure development:

  • 2003: The Jenein Sud exploration permit was granted to Tunisia's state-owned ETAP and Austria's OMV Group, with OMV assuming the exploration costs and risks.
  • 2006: The Nawara gas and condensate field was discovered, marking a major achievement for Tunisia's hydrocarbon sector.
  • 2008-2010: Drilling campaigns resulted in eight additional successful wells, further confirming the field's potential.
  • 2010: The Ministry of Industry officially granted the concession for the Nawara field, equally shared between ETAP and OMV.
  • 2012-2013: After negotiations with the Tunisian government over a proposed pipeline route change to Tataouine, the original plan was reinstated to ensure project viability.
  • 2014: The government committed to local development initiatives, including a spur pipeline to Tataouine, a gas treatment plant, and an LPG bottling unit to boost regional economic activity.
  • 2019: The Field was expected to be operational.[1]
  • 2020: The project was delayed by the COVID-19 Pandemic.[2]
  • 2021: British engineers were brought in to work remotely on "technical intervention", while Tunisia agreed to continue to import petroleum products from Algeria.[3]

Objectives

The Nawara Development Project has the following objectives:

  • To increase Tunisia’s natural gas production and reduce dependency on imported energy.
  • To stimulate industrial and economic activity in the region, particularly in southern Tunisia.
  • To generate employment opportunities through construction, operation, and ancillary industries.
  • To build an energy infrastructure network, including extraction, processing, and transportation.

Facilities

  • The Central Processing Facility, at the field site, it processes raw gas before transportation.
  • A 370 km pipeline connects the CPF to the Gas Treatment Plant in Gabès.
  • Located in Gabès, a gas treatment plant processes natural gas into market-ready products, including LPG.
  • Infrastructure such as the Tataouine spur pipeline and LPG bottling units are local development projects.

See also

References

  1. ^ Saidani, Mongi (27 May 2019). "Increase in Tunisia Oil, Gas Exploration Licenses". Aawsat.com. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. ^ Crisp, Wil (5 April 2020). "Covid-19 delays Tunisian gas project". Meed.com (Middle East business intelligence). Retrieved 20 August 2025. Technical intervention at the Nawara development project will be postponed
  3. ^ Barnes, Robert (14 August 2021). "Tunisia and Algeria to sign a 10 year gas supply deal". Construction Review. Retrieved 20 August 2025. The Energy and Mines Minister said that a British institution was invited to solve these technical problems, but the coronavirus pandemic and the decision to close airports and impose quarantine on travelers arriving from abroad caused a delay in technical intervention by the British engineers. "The reparation process will now take place remotely."
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