Petrofac shuts Tunisian gas project due to protests

摘要

Dubai—Operator Petrofac said Thursday it had decided to shut the Kerkennah gas field in Tunisia due to protests over local jobs. The decision is another blow to the country’s oil and gas sector in a matter of weeks. A company spokeswoman confirmed the shutdown of the Chergui central processing facility on the island of Kerkennah, and added that government officials were in dialogue with the protesters to resolve this dispute over the provision of local jobs.