The Aden Refinery has resumed operations after a six-month shutdown due to the conflict.
Local officials in Aden said on Thursday the refinery restarted partial operations early this week and that it is processing crude that was stored at its facilities before the conflict expanded forcing its shutdown.
In the coming few days, it is expected to receive a crude cargo that was shipped from the Ras Isa Terminal on the Red Sea before the shutdown but was then diverted into Djibouti due to the blockade on the Yemeni ports, they said.
At normal situations, the refinery processes around 100.000 b/d of crude transported from the Marib and Shabwa oilfields for domestic consumption.
The blockade was part of the Saudi-led military operation which was launched against the Houthi militants in late March.
Along with the civil conflict triggered by the ouster of the Yemeni government by the Houthi militants, the blockade forced all oil and gas projects to shut down in early April.
Other projects are still shut down as officials said investors are still concerned amid the ongoing conflict and Saudi-led airstrikes in other parts of the country.
The Yemeni forces with support from the Arab coalition retook Aden and other southern regions from the Houthi militants in June and July after deadly battles for months.
In the meanwhile, other regions especially the north where the Houthi militants are continuing to seize power and control everything have been facing acute fuel shortages.
The shortages have forced the shutdowns of key public facilities including hospitals. Prices of fuels sold at the black market have increased by %500 and %700.