OIL MINISTER MEETS DELEGATION OF RUSSIAN GAZPROM COMPANY

SANA'A, Feb. 25 (Saba) – Minister of Oil and Minerals Amir al-Aidarous held talks on Thursday with the delegation of Russian Gazprom company headed by director of projects at the company Dimitri Katlski over opportunities of investment in oil and gas in Yemen.

The minister said that such talks with company come within policy of the Yemeni government to attract big world oil companies to invest in oil and gas in the country.

He wished cooperation between the ministry and the Russian company to achieve new explorations in fields of oil and gas.

The visit of the delegation is one of results of recent visit of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Moscow when investment opportunities in Yemen were demonstrated to Russian oil companies including Gazprom Company, the minister added.

He said that the delegation would pay visits to several locations of oil blocks where the company might explore in.
For his part, Katlski affirmed concern of the company to see available chances of investment in Yemen.

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