VOL. XLV

No 7

18-February-2002

YEMEN

Transglobe Abandons Asswairy-1Exploration Well In Block 32

Canadas Transglobe EnergyCorporation announced on 7 February that the Asswairy-1 wildcat explorationwell, the drilling of which began in December last year (MEES, 24/31 December 2001), has been plugged and abandoned. Thecompany said several horizons with oil shows were production tested, howeverno hydrocarbons were recovered. The drilling rig is being moved to theadjacent Block 53 (East Sarr, operated...