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Edgo’s BMT Cordah signs environmental agreement with Yemeni Ministry
Edgo is delighted to announce that the Ministry of Oil and Minerals has signed an environmental protection agreement with the British company BMT Cordah which is represented in Yemen by Safir Services Limited (SSL). SSL is a joint venture between the Edgo Group and the Hayel Saeed Anam Group
The agreement provides for a study to evaluate the environmental
effects of the current oil producing fields and for the determination of policies
and standards. The Minister of Oil and Minerals, Mr. Ameer Salem al-Aydarous
and BMT Cordah's Principal Consultant, Stuart Hume, signed the historic agreement,
the first of its kind in Yemen, on 29 June 2009.
The agreement requires the surveying, categorising and
managing of the chemical waste resulting from the oil and gas exploration
process. It also provides for the training of personnel in environmental
studies and occupational safety. Minister al-Aydarous stated that the agreement aims
at creating a complete national system and he also noted that this is in line
with the directives issued by the President of Yemen. These state that Yemen
should move to protect its environment from the exploration and production
of oil and gas and also endeavour to execute projects that contribute to the
development of local communities.