VOL. XXXIV

NO. 9

3-DECEMBER-1990

Yemen

Yemen Finalizes New Production Sharing Agreements

Despite the political tension in the area, the Yemeni Ministry of Petroleumand Minerals is pressing ahead with the conclusion of production sharingagreements covering acreage in the Shabwa basin which was parceled out into atotal of ten blocks following their relinquishment last February by the Sovietfirm Technoexport (see map in MEES, 2 July). Last week, the Ministry signed anagreement with Chevron of the US...