Oil affairs in Abu Dhabi

This file concerns oil affairs in Abu Dhabi. It contains correspondence and copies of media reports on:

• The establishment of the Abu Dhabi National Petroleum Company (ADNPC), including the full text of the law establishing the company
• The possibility of BP selling part of its offshore Abu Dhabi oil concession to Deminex
• Negotiations with Scicon for a contract with Abu Dhabi for the provision of their specialist consultancy service
• An invitation by the Government of Abu Dhabi for bids for the construction of an oil refinery
• Plans by the Government of Japan to conduct a hydrographic survey in the area of Mubarras [Mubarraz] island
• The nationalisation of the Iraq Petroleum Company
• The complaints by the Abu Dhabi Government against the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited (ADPC) regarding reductions in oil production
• The concession obtained in Abu Dhabi by KCA Drilling
• Demands from the Abu Dhabi Government for a new relationship with ADPC and Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (ADMA)
• The withdrawal of Dubai from the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)