Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 4

23-January-2006

YEMEN

UKs Burren Energy To Explore In Yemen

The UKs independent Burren Energy announced on 16 January plans to expand its exploration activities into Yemen. It has signed a production-sharing agreement (PSA) for onshore 3,900 sq km Block 6 in the Shabwa province. The block lies between the major oil and gas producing areas to the west, previously operated by Hunt, and Block S2 to the east, where OMV has recently received government approval...