VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 12

19-DECEMBER-1994

Yemen

Yemen And Oxy Agree To Revise Terms Of Production Sharing Deal

MEES learns that the Yemeni oil authorities have agreed to revise theeconomic terms of Occidental's production-sharing agreement covering Shabwa'sUqla S-2 Block (MEES, 12 December). The move, long awaited by foreign oil firmsoperating in Yemen, is designed to provide better economic incentives to developsmall and difficult discoveries and thereby stem a potential exodus of companiesfrom oil...