Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 32

10-Aug-2009

yemen

Australias Oil Search To Start Drilling Campaign In Blocks 3 And 7

Australias Oil Search has informed MEES that it will begin a drilling campaign in Yemens Block 3 and Block 7 this month. The General Manager of Oil Searchs operations in Yemen, Murray Hawks, said the two-well drilling program is expected to last four months and that the company considers the blocks highly prospective.

Oil Search sold most of its minority interests in five...