Yemen LNG Gas Pipeline
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The Yemen LNG Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in Yemen that has been idle since 2015.
Location
The main pipeline runs from Safer to the Yemen LNG Terminal in Balhaf, Yemen. An additional spur line was proposed to run from Safer to Ma'bar, Yemen.[1]
Project Details
Main Line
- Operator: Yemen LNG[1]
- Owner: Yemen LNG[1]
- Parent company: Total (39.62%), Yemen Gas (16.73%), Hunt Oil (17.22%), SK Energy (9.55%), Korea Gas (6%), Hyundai (5.88%), Yemen’s General Authority for Social Security and Pensions (GASSP) 5%[2]
- Capacity: 1,140 million standard cubic feet per day[1]
- Length: 320 km[3]
- Diameter: 38 in[3]
- Status: Idle[4]
- Start year: 2009[3]
- Associated infrastructure: Yemen LNG Terminal
Spur Line
- Operator: Yemen LNG[1]
- Owner: Yemen LNG[1]
- Parent company: Total (39.62%), Yemen Gas (16.73%), Hunt Oil (17.22%), SK Energy (9.55%), Korea Gas (6%), Hyundai (5.88%), Yemen’s General Authority for Social Security and Pensions (GASSP) 5%[2]
- Capacity: 100 million standard cubic feet per day[5]
- Length: 200 km[6]
- Status: Cancelled
- Start year: 2009[3]
Background
In 2005, Yemen LNG awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the pipelines to AMEC and Hawk International, worth over US$200 million.[7]
A spur line to Ma'bar was included in the planning documents, however there is no evidence to suggest it was ever completed.[8]
In 2009, the start of production on the main line was announced and the first cargoes from Yemen LNG Terminal commenced.[3]
Following its commissioning, the pipeline experienced interruptions due to attacks, causing intermittent disruptions.[9]
The LNG plant shut down in April 2015 when Yemen declared force majeure and Total, the largest stakeholder of the facility, left the country and evacuated its personnel.[10]
As of 2025, the main line remains out of service due to the ongoing instability and is considered idle.
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Upstream". www.yemenlng.com. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "GIIGNL Annual Report". www.giignl.org. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Yemen LNG - Offshore Technology". Offshore Technology. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "UN sanctions Houthis as Yemen LNG halts production". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Yemen: Models to Develop the Gas-to-Power Market". ECA. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Yemen LNG Treading | PDF | Liquefied Natural Gas | Yemen". Scribd. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "AMEC Partnership Wins Yemen Pipeline Contract - Pipe Lines Installations". www.gulfoilandgas.com. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "FAQ". www.yemenlng.com. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Yemen LNG says pipe blast to cut exports by four cargoes". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Yemen LNG declares force majeure, halts all production over worsening security". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
