VOL. XLI

No. 40

5-October-1998

YEMEN

No Government Exports Of Marib Crude During SeptemberAnd October

MEES learns that the Yemeni Government did not export any MaribLight during September, nor will it do so in October, as its 50,000-60,000 b/d share ofMarib production is being directed to the Aden refinery. Maribs crude production hasbeen declining steadily and the governments share has been further eroded by low oilprices, which means that more output has to be used to pay for cost recovery....