Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 43

24-Oct-2011

yemen

Yemen LNG Output Suspended Following Pipeline Blast

Production at the Total-operated Yemen LNG plant was suspended last week following an attack on the gas pipeline on 15 October, potentially dealing a severe blow to the Yemeni economy, already suffering from months of civil unrest (MEES, 6 June). The 320km, 38-inch pipeline transporting gas from Block 18 in the Marib region to the Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden was attacked by...