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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Natural Gas Country Notes

Yemen has appreciable reserves of natural gas - currently quoted by OAPEC as 479 bcm - but no commercial utilisation has so far been established. Cedigaz, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil and BP all quote the same level of proved reserves, within +/- 2 bcm.

Commercialisation of Yemen's gas will soon become a reality. An LNG plant is under construction at Balhaf, with its start-up scheduled for end-2008. The plant will consist of two trains, and be capable of delivering 6.7 million tonnes/yr of LNG. Natural gas will be supplied from two gas-processing plants in the Marib gas field via a 320 km pipeline.