Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 21

24-May-2010

YEMEN

DNO Completes Second Test On Yaalen-3 Well, Sees Increased Reserves Potential

Norways DNO expects the reserves potential of the Yaalen structure on Yemens Block 47 to increase beyond the previous estimate of 10mn barrels of oil, following a second test from its Yaalen-3 appraisal well, it said on 18 May. The new test flowed at the rate of 2,650 b/d of oil from the uppermost of two Qish sandstone intervals, which have a combined...