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Natural gas reserves drop 14% from 2025
The country's natural gas resources reached 698,000 tons of oil equivalent as of the end of May 2026, representing a 14 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2025. Despite the decline in resources, domestic production of commercial gas remained nearly stable, with production increases in the Noura and Sharqi fields by 10 and 26 percent respectively, while Hachdarbal field saw a 17 percent decrease. Additionally, the tax royalties generated from passing Algerian gas declined by 33 percent, totaling 225,000 tons of oil equivalent, with the majority (87 percent) allocated to the Electricity and Gas Company (STEG). Tunisia imported 1,143,000 tons of oil equivalent from Algerian gas, an 8 percent increase, while domestic consumption remained steady at 1,812,000 tons, with total demand virtually unchanged at 1,807,000 tons. The power generation sector consumes 65 percent of natural gas, with 91 percent of electricity production relying on gas. Final demand remained stable at 624,000 tons. Despite the steady demand, electricity production from gas increased by 3 percent, while the consumption of systems decreased qualitatively by 3 percent, according to the May 2026 economic report.
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