VOL. XL

No. 27

7-July-1997

YEMEN

CanadianOxy Announces New Discovery In Masila Block No. 14

Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. (CanadianOxy) confirmed on 3 July that it has made anew discovery in its Masila Block No. 14 - the Dahban field - but did not endorse thefield's production level of 12,000 b/d quoted earlier by Yemen's Deputy Minister of Oil,Mr. Rashid Baraba. CanadianOxy spokesman, Mr. Kevin Finn, said that the "newdiscovery is to be tested later this month, but I'm currently...