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PEPA is
carrying out its tasks and duties through a technical,
administrative and specialized team working within its framework.
The main tasks and duties of the Yemen
PEPA can be summarized as follows:
Implementing,
carrying out and follow-up programs to monitor the performance of
the International Oil Companies (I.O.C.s) working in Yemen.
Receiving,
collecting and filing different data and information of the
technical activities of the exploration and production stages.
Participating
in the evaluation of the geological, geophysical studies and
geochemical analysis of the sedimentary basins in Yemen as well as
preparation of economical and technical studies for the oil and
gas reserves.
Continuously
supervise the operation on the strict adherence to the rules and
regulations of the environment in collaboration with the related
parties.
PEPA was
established in 1990 to act on behave of the
MOM countrywide for
effective supervision and monitoring of the 87 oil concession
areas on which 38 of them are currently held by international Oil
Companies (IOCs) and active in exploring and producing under the
Production Sharing Agreement (PSAs).
To date,
approximately 167,000 km of 2D, and 4,950 Km2 of 3D
seismic surveys have been shot and 1403 wells have been drilled of
which 1100 wells show hydrocarbons. The first commercial discovery
of oil was in 1984 at Alif field (block 18) by Safer Exploration
And Production Operations Company (Yemen Hunt Company previous)
and production started in1986. Canadian Nexen Petroleum discovered
the major oil reserves in 1991 in the Masila area (block 14 ),
which has a proven recoverable oil reserves of 1058 million
barrels.
Currently,
the Oil production in Yemen is around 415,000 bbl/d and split
between eleven operators: Safer, Jannah Hunt, Total fina elf ,YICOM
Canadian Nexen Petroleum, DNO, DOVE energy, Calvally, OMV,
Canadian Nexen East Al-Hajr and OXY.
Oil in place
estimated 7.9 Billion BBL and the Natural gas in place estimated
is 17 tcf and mostly consist of associated gas. The bulk of
country’s gas reserves are concentrated in the Marib-Al-Jawf
Basin.
Currently,
there are three pipelines in Yemen namely, Marib-Ras Isa 24-26
inches pipeline; 438 kms long with a capacity of 300,000 bbl/d,
Shabw-Rudhuma 20-inch Pipeline; 204 kms long with a capacity of
135,000 bbl/d and Masila-Ashihr 24-inch Pipeline; 150 Kms long
with a capacity of 300,000 bbl/d.
Finally, I
would like to thank you for visiting our Web site and I hope a
very good relationship with most respected oil companies and
organizations.
Thanks A Lot.
D. Ahmed Ali Abdillah
Chairman of PEPA |
