VOL.XXXVI

NO.50

13-SEPTEMBER-1993

YEMEN

Lasmo Spuds First Well In Hood Block No. 35

Lasmo Plc of the UK, operator ofYemen's Block No.35 (the

HoodBlock),hasnowlaunchedits explorationprogramwhich entails the drilling of threewells.The first well,

Wadi Sana-1,was spudded on 1 Septembersome10 kms. from theboundaryoftheadjacentMasilaBlock,where

Canadian Oxyanditspartnersstarted producingin early July and are targeted toraisetheiroutputshortlyto

120,000 b/d. Lasmo's first explorationwell will be...