Further to Yemen LNG’s statement on Friday where the company said that a minor explosion occurred inside the Balhaf export terminal, Yemen LNG on Tuesday confirmed that a rocket-launched explosive device landed on the ground inside the Balhaf Plant at the extremity of the process area.
There were no injuries and only slight property damage. Production and shipping operations continue, the company said.
Government has implemented additional measures around Balhaf to ensure maximum security of people and assets at Balhaf, Yemen LNG added.
The Yemen LNG chain comprises new and existing upstream gas processing facilities including a 25 km, 20-inch transfer line linking the two gas processing units in the gas fields of block 18 in Marib, a 320km, 38-inch new main pipeline, which is connecting the gas processing facilities to the liquefaction facilities in Balhaf, and a spur line to transport domestic gas to the Ma’bar area in central Yemen.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, December 10, 2013; Image: Yemen LNG