VOL. XXXV

NO. 41

13-JULY-1992

Yemen

Arco Acquires Tullow Oil and Coplex Equities in North Sanau Block

MEES learns that the US firm Atlantic Richfield (Arco) has acquired theequity interests of both the Irish oil firm Tullow Oil (33%) and the Australianexploration company Coplex (47.25%) in Yemen's 15,940-sq. km. North Sanau BlockNo. 12. Arco's equity in the block - which is one of the six concessions subjectto the territorial dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen (for details and mapsee MEES, 22...