95 thousand tons of fuels unloaded at Aden refineries
The Source: Hadhramaut.info/Almotamar.net - 16/06/2011
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Yemen’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Hisham Sharaf Abdullah has said Thursday that the ministry works hard and in coordination with the Ministry of Oil and Minerals for alleviation of oil products crisis witnessed in Yemen due to the attacks on the oil pipeline in Hudeida by elements violating the law and order , by beginning distribution of the shipment of crude oil presented by Saudi Arabia as a gift from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for supporting the Yemeni economy and alleviation of the crisis of oil products. Minister Abdullah clarified that there will be, in the next week,
beginning of distribution of shipments of oil products of petrol, diesel
and mazot to the provinces after being refined at Aden Refinery.The Minister has indicated that there would be gradual overcoming the
crisis and providing needs of the citizens and alleviation of their
suffering due to the acute shortage of oil products in the country under
the exceptional situation in Yemen until a quick solution is reached to
restore the oil pipeline. 26 September weekly has quoted the Industry Minister as saying that the
ministry and in cooperation with the Oil Company works for providing
quantities of diesel for grain mills factories to enable them providing
the needs of flour in the next days. Meanwhile, the oil port of Aden Refinery received on Thursday three oil
tankers loaded with oil and diesel coming from the Saudi port of Yanbu.
Sources from Aden Refinery that a Panamanian tanker unloaded 60 thousand
tons of refined petrol ready for distribution and a Liberian tanker
unloaded its shipment of 600 thousand tons of crude oil.
According to Yemeni news agency Saba a Panamanian tanker unloaded 30 thousand tons of diesel.
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