Yemen sends 1st LNG shipment,seeks to allay fears
* Yemen sends off first LNG shipment
* Tanker carrying LNG bound for South Korea
* Next shipment due Nov. 13
By Mohamed Sudam and Mohamed Ghobari
BELHAF, Yemen, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Yemen dispatched its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment on Saturday from a $4.5 billion Total-led (TOTF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) plant, as the leader of the violence-torn country sought to soothe security concerns.
The first shipment left the export terminal at Belhaf for South Korea aboard a Korean tanker, carrying around 149,000 cubic metres of LNG.
"These strategic projects need security, safety and stability," President Ali Abdullah Saleh said at the inauguration, adding Yemen would continue fighting the rebel uprising currently raging in the country's north "to the end".
The launch of the country's shipment came as Saudi Arabia was carrying out air strikes on insurgents in Yemen's north after rebels made a cross-border raid earlier this week. [ID:nL6691742] Continued...
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