Yemen LNG has confirmed that its Balhaf plant remains operational, following a minor explosion inside the plant on Friday 6 December 2013.
Yemen LNG reports that there were no casualties and the explosion caused only slight damage to non-essential equipment. Production at the plant was uninterrupted.
Yemen LNG has initiated an investigation as to the cause of the explosion.
Yemen LNG has strongly denied that its facility at Balhaf, Shabwah came under attack from armed militants after it was earlier reported by an unnamed source.