UN discussed possible escrow account for sale of 1.1m barrels of oil on ‘FSO Safer’ – The National

UN discussed possible escrow account for sale of 1.1m barrels of oil on ‘FSO Safer’ – The National

The UN has discussed with the Houthis the prospect of creating an escrow account for the sale of 1.1 million barrels of oil aboard the decaying FSO Safer supertanker, Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Yemen David Gressly told The National on Sunday.

In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the first Yemen International Forum in Stockholm, Mr Gressly said the Houthis “were not opposed to the concept, but were not ready to act on it yet”.

The event was organised by the Sanaa Centre for Strategic studies in collaboration with the government of Sweden.