VOL. XXXIII

NO. 12/13

25-DEC-1989/1 JAN1990

North/South Yemen

Consortium Awarded Joint Yemen Acreage

After protracted negotiations, culminating in crucial meetings in Adenearlier this month (MEES, 11 December), oil exploration rights for the prized2,200-sq. km. joint border area between North and South Yemen has been awardedto a consortium of companies from the US, France, the Soviet Union and Kuwait.Heads of agreement on the deal were signed in Aden last week between theconsortium and the Yemen...