Al-Houthi accuses coalition of plundering Yemen’s oil wealth, destroying its capabilities
SANAA, July 28 (YPA) – Leading member in the Supreme Political Council, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi has accused the Saudi-led coalition and its mercenaries of destroying Yemen’s oil resources and plundering its wealth in a “frightening and deplorable” manner.
Mohammed al-Houthi said in a tweet on Monday night: “The destruction made by Saudi-led aggression and its mercenaries against the country’s capabilities has reached the targeting of the pipeline dozens of times in the areas controlled by the occupation.”
“All of this was done with the suspension of staff expenses for its protection and maintenance.” “They are conspiring against oil wealth for the sale of equipment, stopping maintenance budgets, and looting the wealth in a frightening and ale,” he said.
On Saturday, Mohammed al-Houthi revealed that oil extraction equipment in oil fields controlled by the Saudi-UAE coalition forces had been destroyed as part of ongoing oil extraction operations.
“Oil extraction mechanisms are operating without maintenance, and it seems that there will be a disaster that could happen in wells soon if maintenance is not done at high speed,” Said Mohammed al-Houthi, in a tweet on Saturday.
He warned of the expected disaster, saying: “In our turn, we hold the Coalition of American-British-Saudi-Saudi-UAE aggression and its allies fully responsible for the deliberate neglect of oil fields and oil refineries.”
The remarks come as the Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources in the National Salvation Government, Ahmed Abdullah Daress, announced the quantities and revenues of oil extracted by Saudi-led coalition forces and their mercenaries , unofficially.
Ahmed Daress said Saudi Arabia and its allies stole 18 million barrels in 2018 alone, and another 29.5 million in 2019, the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported.
The minister put the value of the loot in 2018 at $1.25 billion, saying some Yemeni traders are coordinating with Saudi Arabia and its mercenaries to plunder Yemen’s resources.
E.M