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Direct
field/technical supervision and monitoring of oil exploration
and production activities and the supporting oil services
thereof in all phases carried out by the operating companies, in
accordance with applicable agreements, and provision of the
necessary services to facilitate their basic activities in oil
operations as well as preparing of reports as prescribed by the
rules and manners of the accurate international oil industry
thereof.
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Discussion
of work plans and budgets of the exploration and production
operations and proposing of remarks to the Minister for approval
and follow-up in coordination with the Ministry.
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Participation in preparing and implementing of promotion plans
and programs for the opened blocks so as to attract investment
in oil exploration and production.
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Proposing
of appointment in Operating Committees and Consultative
Exploration Committees from the Yemeni side in the agreements,
supervising of their activity and evaluation of their
performance in accordance with the provisions of the agreements
and ministerial resolutions thereof.
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Receiving
and monitoring of the disposition of oil or rock specimens
resulted from drilling operations while being tested locally,
providing relevant permissions to export them for analysis
abroad and following up of results.
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Receiving,
collecting. Sorting. Storage, saving and analysis of
quantitative and qualitative data and information with respect
to oil exploration and production and submitting of detailed
reports and the regular statistical summery thereof to the
Minister in accordance with the information system endorsed by
the Ministry.
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Review and
licensing of the statements of materials, supplies. Machines and
equipment necessary for petroleum operations-forwarded by the
operating companies-and monitoring of their usage or
dispositions or re-exporting any of them .. in light of the
provisions of applicable agreements.
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Follow up
of procedures concerning optional and mandatory analyses in the
agreements concessions. Providing of information and data to the
exploration applicants and regulating of the technical
information exchange between companies operating in the
neighboring blocks.
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Participating in the preparation and analysis of geological,
geophysical and geochemical studies for the sedimentary basins
in the Republic, as well as the preparation of
economical/technical studies for the oil and gas reservoirs and
proposing the necessary recommendations thereof.
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Monitoring
the application of environmental standards in the operations
areas in coordination with the relevant authorities with respect
to measures and tests and to urgently, notify of any threatens
to the environment.
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Provision
of liaison and coordination services with the relevant
government authorities in order to facilitate companies’
activities.
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Preparation
of professional training programs to upgrade technical and
vocational skills for its employees. Preparation of draft
regulations, rules and resolutions relevant to the Authority for
the purpose of enhancing its activity and achieve its objectives
in the petroleum exploration and production.
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Any other
tasks deemed to he necessary by nature of its purposes or
delegated by the Minister.