Tunis, June 24, 2009- The daily Le Temps reports in its issue dated June 24, 2009, that the British energy and engineering group, PETROFAC will build and operate the Skhira oil refinery project. According to rough estimates investment costs will range from 500,000 dollars to 1 billion dollars.
Following the withdrawal of “Qatar Petroleum,” PETROFAC which is involved in major projects in Tunisia such as the Oudhna station and the Hasdrubal gas field, has launched fresh studies for an eventual partnership with Tunisia for the building of the Skhira oil refinery which should have a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day.
In an interview to Le Temps, PETROFAC’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Amjed Bseisu, said that Tunisia’s business environment, fiscal advantages and incentives and the absence of bureaucracy, are some of the assets which prompted the group to invest in the country.
Via [Tunisia Online News]
