Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 48

30-Nov-2009

yemen

Testing Complete On Yemens Block 3 Well

Testing on the Tubb'a-1 well in Yemens Block 3 has been suspended, operator Oil Search has announced. Final flow-tests produced sustained rates of 14mn cfd of natural gas and 500 b/d of condensate, up from initial flows of 9mn cfd and 450 b/d (MEES, 9 November). Oil Search, headquartered in Papua New Guinea, has since moved the rig to another well on Block 7, where it also serves as operator. The...