Yemen lost 25,000 bpd during flooding

FLOODS TRAGEDY: The floods that hit Yemen hit the country's oil production as well as killing up to 180 people. (AFP)

Around 25,000 barrels per day of oil production in Yemen was shut in after torrential rain last month, the country's oil minister said on Wednesday.

"Today output is 287,000, which dropped from around 310,000-315,000 bpd because of torrential rains and floods, which affected some wells," oil and mineral resources minister Amir Al-Aidarous said during a visit to a gas facility.

The affected wells were in the southeastern Hadramout province, he added.

About 180 people died or went missing in the floods after downpours in October, UN agencies said last month.

The rains caused damage worth around $1 billion in the state on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.

Yemen, which is one of the world's poorest nations outside of Africa and is not a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. (Reuters)

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