VOL. XLVII

No 01

5-January-2004

YEMEN

Nexen Expects First Production From Yemens Block 51 In 2005

Canadas Nexen, in a statement issued on 17 December, said it expected first production from the2003 Tammum discovery on Block 51 to begin production in early 2005 with a production capacity of 20,000-25,000 b/d. Development of the field, where Nexen holds an 87.5% working interest, will commence in 2004, with work on development wells, a central processing facility, a gathering system and tieback to...