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An official document revealed a new corruption deal between the Yemeni government and an Emirate company in Hadramout, included granting the company a license for establishing a project for operating and financing a home gas production unit in the basin of Al Masila in Hadramout, which is the same company that granted a monopoly contract for importing oil derivatives to the government, according to what the group of “Free Media” published on its account on “Facebook”.
In accordance to the deal the Yemeni government on granting the Emirate’s company, energy company, (BASCO ENERGY FZE) the license for establishing an investment project for operating and financing a home gas production unit (LPG) in sector (10 ) in
Al Masila basin in Hadramout governorate, according to the decision of the head of the cabinet no. (7) 2023, issued in this regard, on 26 of March 2023.
The Cabinet adopted the allocation and delivering a suitable piece of land to the company which would carry out the project, adjacent with current facilities in sector (10) in Al Masila basin in coordination with ministry 0f oil and minerals, and PetroMaselah company, after the completion of procedures of contracting, with (BASCO ENERGY FZE) which its main office located in the free zone area in Jabal Ali in the city of Dubai.
The Cabinet authorized the Minister of Oil and Minerals, and the legal affairs, human rights, the executive director of Al Masila company for exploration and petroleum production from the government side, in negotiating and preparing the final documents for concluding the agreements and drafts pertaining the license.
These government steps come amidst popular refusal and parliamentary objection for all the Yemeni government decisions aiming at selling the oil, gas and service sectors to Emirati companies, while observers in the (free media group) deemed the cabinet’s decision no.(7) for the year 2023 flagrant violation of the constitution and the government tenders, outbidding’s and stores’ law no. 23 for the year 2007.
The Yemeni government has already delivered Qishn port’s project and other sectors to Emirati companies, and those decisions were met by an expanded political and popular refusal, and for its expansion, parliamentary committees were formed for fact finding on what has been raised about financial corruption involved in many deals.
The parliamentary committee that was formed regarding Qishn port strongly opposed the port deal and considered it a clear violation for laws, especially in the concision period, confirming that the concision period, granted regarding the leasing the port of Qishn which is specified with 50 years, renewable, which contradicts with the maritime port’s law no. (23) for the year 2013 which specifies the real period for operation’s contract in a period not more than 30 years.
The Parliamentary committee has clarified that annual lease for the square meter, estimated at one dollar only per year, and the total area for the leased platform 18 thousand square meter, considering this clause to be a violation of the laws and an injustice to Yemen, the committee made amendments to it recommended that parliament addresses the government to implement the proposed amendments.