WATCHING THE WORLD SUCCESS IN YEMEN

With Roger Vielvoye from London Yemen's position as the hottest exploration play on the Arabian Peninsula has been confirmed by a drilling campaign run by CanadianOxy Offshore International Ltd. The Calgary company, in partnership with Lebanese owned Consolidated Contractors International Co. SAL and Shell Oil Co.'s Pecten Yemen Co. apparently has found a commercial oil producing area on its Block 14 in the eastern part of the country (OGJ, July 15, p. 34).