Oil exploration blocks in Yemen (c.1997)

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Block Name Companies Area km2
1 Amakeen Sun Company (US) 2,182
2 Al-Maabar Crescent Petroleum Company (UEA); Clyde Petroleum (UK); C Itoh & Company (Japan); Indonesia Petroleum (Inpex – Japan); Agip (Italy) 4,019
3 Ariq Chevron Corporation (US); Agip (Italy) 2,952
4 Eyad Nimir Petroleum Company (Cayman Islands) 1,993
5 Janna Hunt Oil Company (UK); Exxon Corporation (US); Total (France); Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec - Kuwait); Machinoimport (Soviet Union) Zarubezhgeologia (Soviet Union) 2,180
6 Iryam George Strake (US); Majid Rifat (US; Egypt); Jamjoom (Saudi Arabia) - Cancelled as of 1 March 1992 1,224
7 Barqa The British Petroleum Company (BP); Furnet Investment (Gibraltar-based) 4,947
8 Asakir BP; Furnet 4,735
9 Al-Hajar Crescent; British Gas (UK) 4,728
10 East Shabwa Total; Kufpec; Union Oil Company of California (Unocal - US) Pecten (US) 15,827
S1 Damis Shoseki Overseas Oil Development Company (Sodec - Japan); Royal Dutch; Shell Group (UK; Netherlands); Vintage Petroleum (US) 3,879
S2 Uqla Occidental Petroleum Company (US); Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC — US) 2,808
11 Sirr-Hazar Elf Petroland (Netherlands) 47,217
12 North Sanau Tullow Oil (Ireland); Bin Ham Group (UAE); Coplex (Yemen); Pecten; Atlantic Richfield Company (Arco — US) 15,940
13 Ramah Red Eagle Resources Corporation (US) 7,200
14 Masila Canadian Occidental Petroleum; CCC; Pecten; Occidental 35,548
16 Qamar Nimir 8,544
18 Marib; al-Jawf Hunt; Exxon; Yukong (South Korea); Korean Petroleum Development Corporation; Hyundai (South Korea); Samwhan (South Korea) 8,445
20 Upper Wadi al-Jawf International Petroleum Corporation ([PC — Canada); Phillips Petroleum Company (US) 4,222
23 Antufash BP 13,040
29 South Sanau Nimir 12,634
30 Habrout Petro-Canada; Sun 12,083
32 Hoowarin Clyde; Norsk Hydro (Norway); Oranje-Nassau Energie (Netherlands); Ansan Wikfs (Yemen) 7,000
33 Furt Nimir N; A
35 Hood Lasmo (UK); British Gas; Idemitsu Oil & Gas (Japan); Coplex; Hoodoil (Yemen) 7,395