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The large number of independent and junior exploration companies operating in Tunisia means the country continues to be a busy place for farm-ins, although most developments are small-scale

Abroad, it is often forgotten that Tunisia is a significant gas producer. While President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government has been indefatigable - and successful - in its efforts to attract a range of manufacturing and services sector investment, BG Group's offshore gas developments remain Tunisia's single biggest industrial investment, feeding the domestic market. But even though the country is traversed

Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Group Inc and Genoa-based Ansaldo Energia on 18 November announced that they had been awarded a contract to design and build a 420MW gas-fired combined cycle thermal power plant at Sousse, by Tunisian utility Société Tunisienne de l’Eléctricité et du Gaz (Steg) .

Australia’s Cooper Energy has acquired 85% of the Nabeul permit in the Gulf of Hammamet from Capricorn Oil and Gas, a 100% subsidiary of Cairn Energy.

The European Investment Bank has agreed several loans for North African power projects, including the Giza North power plant in Egypt, the Sousse power plant in Tunisia, and funding for the Tunisian transmission network.

BURKINA FASO: Boad credits for power expansion; EGYPT: Alstom to supply management system; EGYPT: CSP only for Kom Ombo project; EGYPT: Kureimat solar-thermal near to commissioning; GHANA/COTE D’IVOIRE: Interconnection studies awarded; KENYA: Drought hits profits at KenGen; MOROCCO: Bid opening beckons for Safi IPP; MOROCCO: Coal contract for Jerrada; SOUTH AFRICA: Alstom contract for Kusile; TUNISIA: EIB funds for transmission

GAMBIA: TGS acquires 3D; SENEGAL: FAR to extend permit, still seeking partners; TUNISIA: Jenein Centre well suspended; TUNISIA: OMV makes two gas-condensate finds

BURKINA FASO: Boad funding for diesel plant; CAMEROON: Nigeria’s MRS in tidal power study; CAPE VERDE: Martifer Solar opens new plant; EGYPT: General Cable buys BICC; SENEGAL: Moroccan contractor seeks PV units; SOUTH AFRICA: Larsen & Toubro sets up JV; SOUTH AFRICA: USTDA funds smart meters; TUNISIA: Decision still awaited on Bizerte IPP; DESERTEC: Algiers remains non-committal; ONE: Transformers wanted; TRANSGREEN: Moroccans sign up to interconnection

ANGOLA: Clov contract for FMC; ANGOLA: Cabinda appraisal well successful; ANGOLA: West Gemini drilling for Total; MAURITANIA: Dana spuds well on Cormoran gas prospect; MOROCCO: Tarfaya oil shale project progresses; MOZAMBIQUE: Sasol signs for onshore gas block; NIGERIA: Hardy sells up to focus on India; NIGERIA/SAO TOME: JDZ partners discuss second phase; SEYCHELLES: Seismic deal for EEZ; TANZANIA: M&P drills on Kianika; TUNISIA: Lambouka well

CAMEROON: VOG promises Logbaba December delivery; EGYPT: New find for Dana Gas; GUINEA: Hyperdynamics starts 3D survey; MOZAMBIQUE: ENH backs into Sofala, M-10 blocks; MOZAMBIQUE: OGEC Cracow wins drilling contract; NAMIBIA: Universal Power wins licence extension; TUNISIA: Jenein Centre find; APACHE: Big fundraising, Egypt finds; KBR: South African BEE deal

Circle Oil placing raises $65m; Brief stay for new Hyperdynamics CFO; Potential Sonangol Iraqi farm-out

Parastatal JV plans offshore drilling; Clov tenders line up; ExxonMobil seeks MTPS farm-out; Seplat completes Niger Delta purchase

While its Tunisia well proved non-commercial, Petroceltic International has signed a contract for appraisal drilling on Algeria’s Isarene permit with Dubai-based drilling contractor Dalma Energy.

Foodstuffs, paper, ceramics and building materials conglomerate Poulina Group Holding (PGH) plans to raise co-generation capacity to 50MW by 2011, executives told African Energy in Tunis. A 5MW unit at PGH’s Sfax paper plant was brought on line in June and more are planned. The amount generated will substantially exceed the total 13.5MW from four plants agreed with the Ministry of Industry,

Eni and its partners have made a new oil discovery in Block 15/06 with the deep-water Cabaça SE-1 well. The well, located in 470 metres of water 100km offshore, encountered significant oil-bearing reservoirs in the Miocene series. An appraisal well is planned to be drilled in Q3 2010 with the objective of delineating and testing this oil accumulation. Cabaça SE-1 is the seventh exploration well drilled in Block 15/06 since the block was awarded at the end of 2006. The eighth well of the exploration drilling campaign, Mpungi-1, is currently being drilled,and it will complete the work commitment of the first exploration period. The block has delivered six commercial discoveries out of the seven prospects drilled to date.