SINGAPORE/LONDON: Violence in Yemen is not affecting shipments of liquefied natural gas and the country plans to ship up to 6.7 million tons of LNG this year as expected, a spokesman for Yemen LNG said on Wednesday. Dozens of people have been killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh since Sunday, when frustration boiled over at Saleh's refusal to accept a power transfer plan mediated by Gulf Arab states. "Considering the circumstances, we have done very, very well. There have been no delays whatsoever," said Yemen LNG's Ali Al-Zubairi. The 166,000 cubic meter Mearsk Marib LNG tanker has loaded super-cooled fuel at Yemen's Balhaf port and is sailing to Belgium's Zeebrugge terminal, port data showed on Wednesday. The tanker is expected to unload in Belgium on Sept. 27. Last year Yemen LNG, the 16th largest seller of the gas, shipped more than half its supplies to Asia, with the rest going to the Americas and Europe.
