Yemen’s UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council’s (STC) army offensive continues to reshape the embattled nation’s political panorama. After the group eliminated Saudi-backed authorities and tribal forces and took management of two oil and fuel producing blocks in Yemen (MEES, 5 December) earlier within the month, on 7 December it additional strengthened its place by taking on the Al-Aqlah fields in Block S-2 in Shabwa.
Till earlier this yr, S-2 was operated by Austria’s OMV, however the agency walked away efficient 1 June (MEES, 30 Might). Manufacturing at S-2 has been shut in since March 2023 as a result of Houthi embargo on crude exports. (CONTINUED – 182 WORDS)
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