Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 6

7-Feb-2011

EGYPT/REGIONAL/EAST MEDITERRANEAN

Energy Industry Fears Rise As Regional Protests Spread

Political unrest in North Africa spread to Yemen on 3 February, with tens of thousands of protestors taking to the streets of San'a demanding the end of President Ali 'Abd Allah Salihs rule. Energy companies nervously eyed the MENA region as they pulled staff out of Egypt, where protests turned violent. But LNG output from both countries and traffic...