Democratic Tunisia open to revolutionary shale decision
In depth
Issue 291
- 18 Dec 2014
| 4 minute read
Whoever wins the second round of the closely fought presidential election on 21 December, Tunisia will become the only country to have emerged from the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings with a fully functioning democracy. The country will set a further global precedent in 2015 if, as is likely, its new government decides to authorise exploitation of shale oil and gas reserves.For some months, Royal Dutch Shell has been poised to sign a development contract with senior officials from Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (Etap), but various political approvals are needed before this can happen.
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