Yemen province to halt oil flow unless official freed
Aden (AFP) - The governor of Yemen's Shabwa province warned Sunday that oil companies will turn off their taps at midnight unless Shiite militiamen in control of the capital free a presidency official.
Oil companies in Shabwa will stop production starting midnight if Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak is not released," said the governor, Ahmed Ali Belhaj.
Yemen's only gas terminal of Belhaf, which is located in Shabwa, would also stop operating, he said.
An industry official confirmed to AFP that Shabwa's oil companies had received orders to halt their operations.
Shabwa has three oilfields and produces about 50,000 barrels per day.
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