"Shell informed us that it has no intention to leave the country and to sell its assets," the ministry's energy director Rached Ben Dali said at a news conference alongside Marzouki.
In LNG, Shell's troubled Prelude floating LNG project, which was down for most of last year and resumed shipments in January, has gradually ramped up, aiming to reach its full capacity of 3.6 million tonnes a year by mid-year.
The authorization was granted by the Mines and Energy Ministry for a total volume of up to 36.5 million cubic meters. The permit is valid through March 31, 2024 and limited to liquefied gas, the notice said.
Royal Dutch Shell is expected to import LNG by sea and sell the product to operators of thermal power plants, gas distributors and consumers in the unregulated natural gas market.
BP wants to boost its renewable generation capacity 20 fold by 2030 while Total is aiming to have 100 gigawatts (GW) of gross renewable energy generation capacity by 2030.