NORTH YEMEN

North Yemen Ratifies Total's Production-Sharing Agreement 

According to reports from San'a on 21 August, the North Yemen Government has ratified the production-sharing exploration agreement which was signed by France's CFP-Total and the state-owned Yemen Oil and Minerals Corporation (Yominco) early in May (MEES, 27 May).

The permit covers a total onshore and offshore area of 9,047 sq. kms. in the region of Khawkhah in the south Tihama plain and the adjacent...