Tunisia says UK firm Petrofac shutting down local operation due to protests

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - British oil and gas industry services company Petrofac has told Tunisia it has started to shut down its local operations after months of protests disrupted its gas production, the government said on Wednesday. "Petrofac has officially informed us that they have started the process of closing down," Iyed Dahmeni, the government's spokesman told reporters. "We will do everything we can to convince them to stay if the young men who are protesting accept the agreemen