A bomb planted underneath the pipe in Safir fields, in the Marib Province, east of Sanaa, exploded early Tuesday, the official said.

Yemen LNG said on Saturday that the pipeline had been repaired after a bomb put it out of service in August.

Other bombs were defused after being discovered on other points of the pipeline in the same area, the official said.

France's Total has an almost 40 percent interest in the Balhaf plant.