Open Blocks

Every one realizes that attracting  and foreign capitals to invest in Yemen requires the promotion and presentation of available investment opportunities,  offered features and incentives to investors. Relying on such policy, the Yemeni government, represented by the MOM, has adopted a promotional policy conducive to attract Arab and foreign oil companies through holding a number of promotional activities and functions. Such functions brought about good and positive outcomes demonstrated by the attendance of international giant oil companies and the flow of many companies to Yemen. These firms come to Yemen not only to obtain concession areas, searchor oil and make use of the offered features to investors but also to utilize Yemen’s great and buried wealth and deep waters. Yemen, being a virgin land, possesses the potentials and omens for a brighter future and golden opportunities for those looking for real benefits and more successful investments.

Block Name & No. Governorate Basin Area (Km2)
AMAKEEN(1) SHABWAH SABATAYN 1,638
AL JUF(19) AL JUF SABATAYN 8,424
CENTRAL HIGH (21) SANA'A- DHAMAR- SADAH MABAR 20692
AL KATHIB (24) AL HUDDYDAH TIHAMAH 10827
MOCCHA (25) AL HUDDYDAH TIHAMAH 14532
N/E HUDAYDAH (26) AL HUDDYDAH TIHAMAH 4547
W/ HAZAR (27) HADHRAMOUT S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 7873
NORTH BELHAF(28) Shabwa-Hadramu SABATAYN-BELHAF 4,465
BIR ALI (31) SHABWAH BELHAF 11088
THMUD (36) HADHRAMOUT S/RUB'AL-KHALI N/W JIZA -QAMAR 8711
SOCOTRA (38) HADHRAMOUT SOCOTRA 23443
FARTAQ (40) AL MAHARA E/ SAY'UN MASILA 5237
WEST MUKALLA (41) WESTMUKALIA SABATAYN 3,166
N/ AL ARMAH (42) HADHRAMOUT N/ JIZA - QAMAR S/RUB'AL-KHALI 8698
DOS-1 (46) HADHRAMOUT S/ MUKALLAH SAYHUT 16998
W/ MANWAK (50) HADHRAMOUT S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 6408
SHAHAR (54) AL MAHARA S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 7412
N/ SOCOTRAH (56) HADHRAMOUT GULF OF ADEN 18248
AL RAYAN (57) HADHRAMOUT ALJUF N/W RUB' AL-KHALI 10,772
SHOWKAT AL KHARYDAH (58) SHABWAH S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 9562
N/ THAMUD (59) HADHRAMOUT S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 6875
AL KAMIYAT-2 (60) HADHRAMOUT S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 6550
N/W SOCOTRA (61) HADHRAMOUT GULF OF ADEN 13355
S/ SOCOTRA (62) HADHRAMOUT GULF OF ADEN 12763
S/E MUKALLAH (63) HADHRAMOUT GULF OF ADEN 13949
S/W MUKALLAH (64) HADHRAMOUT GULF OF ADEN 16042
BURUM (65) SHABWAH S/ BELHAF 12266
AHWAR (66) SHABWAH E/ ADEN-ABYAN 12564
DOS-2 (67) HADHRAMOUT GULF OF ADEN 17090
RAS HOAIRA(73) HADHRAMOUT SAYAN-MOSILAH 1,900
BELHAF (76) SHABWAH BELHAF 13452
N/ AL ABER (77) HADHRAMOUT S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 7477
MANWAK (78) HADHRAMOUT S/ RUB'AL-KHALI 6219
RAS SHRWEN (81) AL MAHRAH MUKALLAH SAYHUT 3506
Al JOL(102) SHABWAH SABATAYN 2,323