VOL. XXXII

NO. 5

7-NOVEMBER-1988

NORTH YEMEN

Avia Explains Crude Oil Lifting Deal with Yominco

MEES learns from the West German firm Avia Mineraloel AG that its contractwith the state-owned Yemen Oil & Minerals Corporation (Yominco) to lift10,000 b/d of Marib light crude in the second half of 1988 was terminated by theYemeni Ministry of Oil and Minerals as of 5 August (MEES, 3 and 17 October).

Avia originally tendered for 30,000 b/d of Marib Light crude in May thisyear, but reduced this amount...