Safer E&P Operations Company (SEPOC) is the first ever national pioneering oil and gas company in the Republic of Yemen to be legally assigned to assume Block No. (18) Marib-Al-Jawf whose PSA expired on Nov 14, 2005. The Company takes pride in its assumption of managing and operating this premier petroleum block of Yemen in a highly efficient manner according to the good practices of international petroleum industry. In just one year, SEPOC succeeded in accomplishing its duties as the second biggest crude oil producer in the Republic of Yemen conforming to the outlined plans. It overcame all difficulties and hurdles it faced during a challenge-laden year, amidst bets that SEPOC would fail to shoulder its responsibilities and cope with challenges set in its way to be a failed national company. Nevertheless, the determination of the political leadership headed by His Excellency President Ali Abdullah Saleh manifested itself in moral and concrete support. There was also the cooperation between the Ministry of Oil & Minerals and other concerned governmental authorities. This gave us a great impetus to face up challenges, execute our exploration and production plans and prepare evaluative studies of the Block starting with the most significant and productive oil and gas field. We are honored to see our modest efforts culminate in the discovery of oil, condensates and gas in the newly discovered field - Wadi Saba. We must also indicate other successes resulting in the discovery of oil in old fields previously thought to be unimportant. I must not forget to praise the most important wealth, SEPOC possesses, which is human resources who had been marginalized for more than twenty years. However, they have been unleashed, bearing heavy burdens over the past year. They asserted themselves by means of training, confidence inculcation, appropriate guidance, and foreign experts and proved to be able to live up to the level of international professionals. The irrefutable proof can be found in the new oil discoveries and the distinguished level of performance. At the end I would like to thank all those who had participated in the initial steps of SEPOC and also thank those who will participate in the future in order to support it. 

Mr. Mohammed Hussein Al-Haj
Executive Manager