THE GOVERNMENT of Libya is planning to construct oil and gas pipelines to Tunisia as part of its plans to boost energy co-operation with its North African neighbour, Energy Minister Taieb al-Safi reported to have said. He said that Libya also sought to construct an oil refinery in Skhirat, 250km south of Tunis.
The projects would be financed by the private sector in the two countries and international investors, the minister said. A tourist zone on their border was also planned. During 2007, Libya aims to increase its investments in Tunisia to $3bn from the current level of $2.3bn, the minister continued.
In October 2003, the two countries set up a joint gas company to deliver supplies from Melilla in Libya to the southern Tunisian region of Gabes. Tunisia, which has limited energy resources, has for the past two decades been used to transit Algerian natural gas by pipeline to Europe.
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