France cheers Yemen LNG export
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 08/11/2009
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France's ambassador to Yemen Joseph Silva paid on Saturday a visit to the Yemen LNG Plant in the south, the French embassy in Sana'a said.
The visit was aimed at taking part in launching the first fruits from the investment to S. Korea.It also marked a new era of friendship and business partnership between Yemen and France.Yemen on Saturday started exporting LNG from the Balhaf Plant in Shabwa, with the first shipment estimated at 149.000 cubic meters heading to South Korea.President Saleh inaugurated the export, highlighting the milestone achievement and urging working together in the best interest of Yemen.The almost $ 5-billion investment started producing LNG last month. And by the second half of 2010 when about 90 percent of the project should be completed exporting will run normally according to the global market priorities, with Europe and Asia to be a focus
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