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SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's liquefied natural gas company said Tuesday it has shut down production due to the worsening security situation in the country amid a Saudi-led coalition airstrike campaign targeting Shiite rebels.
The company, whose main shareholder is French oil giant Total SA, declared a case of force majeure —meaning that the war has prevented it from meeting its contracted demand. Yemen is already suffering from electricity shortages, with the capital, Sanaa, without power since Sunday, and the plant's closure will likely exacerbate the situation.
The plant is located in Balhaf in the oil-rich central Shabwa province. Shiite rebels, allied with military units loyal to the former president, have made gains in the province, seizing its capital, Ataq, last week. Rival tribes have battled the advancing rebels as coalition airstrikes targeted rebel locations.
Shabwa province is also a stronghold of Yemen's local al-Qaida branch, which residents say recently launched a bloody ambush on the rebels in Ataq.
A video obtained by The Associated Press and consistent with its reporting in the area showed over a dozen rebels and allied troops killed after the attack. Residents found the bodies on the side of the road Tuesday.
Fighting continued across the country, with tribal forces loyal to the internationally recognized government advancing on a military base held by loyalists to the former president outside the central city of Marib. The fall of the Marib base would clear a path to the rebel-held capital.
Also Tuesday, an aircraft loaded with 76 metric tons of medical supplies arrived in Sanaa, UNICEF said in a statement.
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TOTAL is a and oil producing company based in France. TOTAL produces natural gas in Trinidad. Its main asset in production is ANGOSTURA GAS in Trinidad. TOTAL is listed in France, in Germany, in United Kingdom and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is €UR 96.8 billions as of today (US$ 118.3 billions, € 96.9 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on June 04, 1993 at €UR 10.01, and its highest recent level on June 02, 2021 at €UR 39.69. TOTAL has 2 440 058 000 shares outstanding. |