Giant Chinese oil tanker arrives in Hadramaut to loot $1.5 billion worth of Yemeni oil

HADHRAMAUT, April 10 (YPA) –  The Ship APOLYTARES (Crude Oil Tanker) has docked at the port of Ash-Shihr in Hadhramaut province, eastern Yemen, coming from the Chinese port of Zhoushan with the aim of plundering Yemeni crude oil, an official  source at the Oil Ministry in Sana’a said on Sunday.

The source explained that the Chinese giant tanker is preparing to loot (316,679) thousand tons of crude oil, which is equivalent to (2,375,090) million barrels.

The value of  the expected oil to be looted in this shipment is $251 million, or more than 226 billion Yemeni riyals, according to the source.

The systematic looting of Yemeni oil comes at a time when Yemenis are suffering from multiple crises due to aggression and blockade, one of which is salary cuts, and this looted wealth can cover the salaries of all state employees and more, according to statistics from the Ministry of Oil.

Observers believe that the looting of Yemeni oil by the Saudi-led  coalition, its mercenaries or other Complicit States is a serious and organized economic crime, putting the occupation, its mercenaries before legal and popular accountability to determine the fate of oil revenues.

E.M