VOL. XLIII

No. 50

11-December-2000

YEMEN

Yemen Draws New Blocks On Saudi Border

Four new blocks (57, 58, 59 and 60) have been created in Yemen as a result of the border agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in June (MEES, 19 June), raising the total to 63 (see Map), the Chairman of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Authority (PEPA) of Yemens Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, Nabil al-Gawsi, said in a MEES interview. The four new blocks are open, and so far four or five IOCs have...