by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 26, 2024 | Diplomacy, Security
Libya: UNSMIL Calls for Talks as Eastern Government Stops Oil Production Summary: On 26 August 2024, The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called for an emergency meeting on Libya’s Central Bank crisis as tensions between the country’s two rival...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 14, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Canadian Oil Firm to Resume Production Despite Legal Disputes Summary: On 14 August 2024, Canadian energy firm, Zenith Energy, said it expects to resume crude oil production by 19 August after work stoppages caused by delayed salary payments. The company...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 10, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Legal, Tunisia
Tunisia: Oil Firm Enters Arbitration Claiming Government “Impediments” Summary: On 6 June 2023, Canadian energy firm Zenith Energy initiated proceedings against Tunisia and the Tunisian National Oil Company (ETAP) with the International Center for...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 23, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: As Drought Looms, Promise Remains in Olive Oil Production Summary: Early 2023 has been an encouraging period for Tunisian olive oil producers, with an increase in exports noted as awareness of Tunisian oil continues to rise internationally. At two recent...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Saied Asserts Claims to Bouri Field, Confusing Libyan Policymakers Summary: On 16 March 2023, President Kais Saied asserted that Tunisia maintains a claim to the Bouri offshore oil field, leading to a scramble among Libyan officials to respond. Multiple...
