Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 13

28-Mar-2011

yemen

Growing Tension Jeopardizes IOC Activity In Yemen

Political tension in Yemen has been escalating over the past few weeks and the unrest is now beginning to impact international oil company (IOC) operations there. Last week an offer from President ʹAli ʹAbd Allah Salih to quit by January 2012 after a parliamentary election 20 months earlier than planned failed to appease opponents to his 32-year rule. MEES learns that there were...