Oil Minister: 130 m oil barrels have been looted by aggression coalition

The Minister of Oil and Minerals on Wednesday said that the total crude oil looted by the aggression coalition and its mercenaries since 2018 amounted to 130 million barrels, with an estimated value of $9.5 billion.

Minister Ahmed Daris said, during a meeting included the leaders of the Ministry and its affiliated units, that the average production of crude oil in Yemen reached 91,151 barrels per day, at a rate of 2,730,000 barrels per month.

Daris explained that the price of the looted oil deposited into Saudi banks are sufficient to pay the salaries of the state employees in all provinces for five years.

The Minister of Oil warned against the measures taken by the oil companies, including concessions, selling, and others, stressing that the ministry has written many correspondences to all companies to hold them fully responsible and will hold those companies accountable to ensure that the rights of the state are preserved, which are not subject to statute of limitations.

He also warned against the mercenary government’s endeavor to establish a data bank through the “Schlumberger” company, stressing that this information is considered a national wealth for the country, and thecmercenaries have no right to act and tamper with it.

Daris held Schlumberger responsible for leaking any information on the agreement and that it will be prosecuted according to the international regulations.

He pointed out that a press conference will be held next Saturday to clarify the facts and reveal the crimes of the aggression coalition and its mercenaries against the Yemeni people and their looting of the country’s wealth.

The Minister of Oil also confirmed that that the Salvation Government would be able to pay the salaries of all state employees if it takes over the oil and gas sector and its revenues are deposited into the Central Bank in Sana’a.