Nawara Development Project

Last updated October 16, 2025

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.

References

↑ Saidani, Mongi (27 May 2019). "Increase in Tunisia Oil, Gas Exploration Licenses". Aawsat.com. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
↑ 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
↑ 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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[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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