VOL. XXXIX

No. 8

20-November-1995

YEMEN

Yemen Opens 1996 Contract Negotiations; New Marketing Chief Appointed

Mr. 'Ali 'Aysh Hasan has been appointed acting General Manager of Yemen's Crude Oil Marketing Department, replacing Mr. 'Abd al-Ruhman Shukri. Mr. 'Aysh was head of the department in the mid-eighties and has since served in the Ministry of Planning.

Meanwhile, negotiations have started between the oil authorities and customers for the 1996 crude oil export contracts for a total...