Abu Dhabi oil concessions

This file relates to oil concessions in the Abu Dhabi. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Political agreement between HMG and Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (ADMA)
• ADMA's intention to replace D H Deane with D M Cullum as its chief local representative
• Alleged drop in ADMA's production figures and oil advisor Nadeem Al Pachachi's complaints about falling revenues
• ADMA's provisional plans to drill in the Sassan Oilfield
• Possibility of seismic surveys in the Bu Hanin [Bul Hanine] and Banduq areas
• Cullum's attempt to seek an assurance that HMG will protect BP's interests
• Possibility of Continental Oil Company beginning work in the disputed area
• Abu Dhabi oil revenue estimates, 1967-74
• Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited's (ADPC) crude oil production figures for May and September 1969
• Meeting between Sheikh Zayed and Goronwy Roberts concerning potential oil revenues
• Map of the Abu Dhabi Coast
• Political sensitivity of ADPC conducting a seismic survey near Khor Al Odaid [Khawr Al Udayd]
• Press cutting from the Financial Times
• ADMA's relinquishment of 15 percent of its concession area
• ADPC's plans to start drilling near the Saudi Arabian border as soon as the road to the site is ready
• ADPC's agreement to sell oil to the Abu Dhabi Government at a special price for re-sale to Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Rumania [Romania]