Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 34

23-August-2004

YEMEN

Calvalley And TranGlobe Give Yemen Operations Updates

Canadas Calvalley Petroleum, operator of Yemens Block 9, announced on 5 August that its al-Roidhat-4 appraisal well that was spudded on 22 July had encountered oil in the Upper Qishn Sand formation reservoir. Initial wireline log evaluation indicates 6.5-8.5ms of oil pay in a 22ms gross oil column. The well has been cased with production casing, and drilling has resumed to...