Houthis steal content of first strategic pipeline to pump crude oil in Yemen
English - Wednesday 03 April 2019 الساعة 09:32 am
Aden – NewsYemen.net
The Houthi militias stormed Safer oil pumping station in Raymah province to withdraw crude oil at the main export pipeline that transfer the crude oil from Marib province to Ras Issa port north of al-Hodeida.
Safer warned the dangerous of emptying crude oil at the pipeline, which will cause it rust and corrosion, and thus destroy the pipeline.
The pipeline is the first strategic pipeline to pump oil in Yemen, and was created at the end of the eighties of the last century at great cost.
The move by the Houthi militias would cause catastrophic environmental consequences on the ground and on humans, Safer company added.
The company has stopped pumping oil through this pipeline since the Houthi invaded Sana'a in Sep. 2014 and remained the quantities of crude oil that keep the main line pipe from corrosion and rust.
