Ministry of Oil & Minerals

What Ministry of Oil & Minerals does

The Ministry of Oil & Minerals is a sovereign government ministry of Yemen, established in 1938 and headquartered in Aden, responsible for the research, exploration, production, development, and management of petroleum, petroleum derivatives, and mineral resources within the country. It functions as both the regulatory authority and operational steward over Yemen's hydrocarbon and mineral endowments, interfacing with international oil companies operating in licensed blocks and overseeing the national resource base on behalf of the Yemeni state.

The ministry employs between 5,001 and 10,000 staff, reflecting its scale as a major government body with cross-functional responsibilities spanning upstream exploration policy, production oversight, mineral concessions, and downstream derivatives management. Its mandate encompasses the full resource value chain — from geological surveying and exploration licensing through to production monitoring and mineral sector governance. No specific technological platforms, proprietary systems, or digital infrastructure are documented in the available data; the ministry's public web presence (mom-ye.com) returns only a loading/verification page with no substantive corporate information.

As a government ministry rather than a commercial enterprise, the entity does not operate a conventional revenue model — it does not sell products or services at market prices, and no pricing, customer segmentation, GTM motion, or revenue mechanics are applicable. Its funding flows through the Yemeni state budget, and its counterparties are international oil operators, domestic downstream users, and the state itself rather than discrete commercial customers. No funding rounds, M&A activity, partnerships, product launches, leadership changes, or regulatory actions are documented in the available input data.

Name

Ministry of Oil & Minerals

Website

https://mom-ye.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

The Ministry of Oil & Minerals is Yemen's sovereign government ministry, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Aden, responsible for researching, exploring, producing, developing, and managing the country's petroleum, derivatives, and mineral resources on behalf of the state.

Ownership category

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Product category

Government Energy and Mineral Resource Regulation

NAICS

Crude Petroleum Extraction (21112), Crude Petroleum Extraction (211120), Oil and Gas Extraction (211), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311), Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Mineral Royalty Traders (6795)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUALAAAB

Mineral Rights, Leasing & Land Management

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Upstream Exploration & Production (E&P)

SECONDARYBPAIAMAJ

Minerals, Mining & Geologic Resources Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

SECONDARYIMAKAKAA

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Mining Services & Contracting (Exploration, Drilling, Blasting, Mine Operations)

Keywords

• Petroleum resource management
• Mineral exploration regulation
• Oil and gas governance
• Hydrocarbon sector licensing
• Mining rights administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Aden

HQ country

Yemen

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Core offering

The Ministry of Oil & Minerals is the Yemeni government body that researches, explores, produces, develops, and manages the country's petroleum resources, petroleum derivatives, and mineral resources. It serves as the state regulator and steward of the national hydrocarbons and mining sectors, overseeing upstream exploration, production activities, licensing of concessions, and the development of petroleum and mineral reserves. Its activities are directed at governing national resource wealth rather than selling commercial products or services to end consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Petroleum Exploration and Production Oversight State regulatory oversight of upstream petroleum exploration, development, and production activities within Yemen, directed at energy companies operating in the country.
• Mineral Resource Exploration and Management State regulatory oversight of the exploration, development, and management of Yemen's mineral resources, directed at mining companies and concession holders.
• Petroleum Derivatives Management State oversight and management of petroleum derivative products, covering downstream governance activities associated with the hydrocarbons value chain.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources: Egypt's national ministry responsible for oil, gas, and mineral resource policy and oversight. Comparable in dual petroleum-and-minerals mandate and as a Middle East/Africa regional government authority managing upstream activities.
• Saudi Ministry of Energy: The Saudi national ministry responsible for overseeing the Kingdom's petroleum, mineral, and energy resources. Directly comparable as a sovereign government authority administering the upstream oil and minerals sector in a neighboring GCC/Yemen-region economy.
• Oman Ministry of Energy and Minerals: Oman's national ministry combining energy and minerals administration, including upstream oil and gas oversight. Comparable in dual oil-and-minerals mandate, regional setting, and government-portfolio structure to the Yemeni Ministry of Oil & Minerals.
• Kuwait Ministry of Oil: Kuwait's government ministry overseeing oil sector policy, exploration, and production. Comparable in mandate, structure, and regional geography as a GCC state oil authority with regulatory and operational responsibilities.
• Iraqi Ministry of Oil: Iraq's central authority for petroleum exploration, production, and policy, headquartered in Baghdad. Comparable as a Middle East national oil ministry that directly oversees upstream operations and licensing in a conflict-affected neighboring jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• Sonatrach: Algeria's state-owned national oil company with full upstream oil and gas exploration and production responsibilities. Comparable as a government-controlled resource authority with both operational and regulatory functions in a non-Western jurisdiction.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC): State-owned national oil company of Abu Dhabi managing the full upstream-to-downstream value chain. Comparable as a regional state-controlled entity overseeing petroleum exploration, production, and resource management under sovereign direction.
• QatarEnergy: Qatar's state-owned national oil and gas company with integrated upstream operations. Comparable as a sovereign-controlled energy entity in the broader Gulf region with exploration, production, and resource management functions.
• Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC): Nigeria's state-owned national oil company with upstream exploration, production, and resource management functions. Comparable as a state-controlled entity operating upstream in a resource-dependent developing economy with political and operational complexity.
• Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC): Libya's national oil corporation managing petroleum exploration, production, and exports amid ongoing political fragmentation. Comparable as a North African/MENA state oil authority operating in a conflict-affected environment with parallel governance risk.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Min_Oil_Yemen
• Facebookfacebook.com/0il.yemen

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Investors

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M&A

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