Oil affairs in Abu Dhabi

This file relates to oil affairs in Abu Dhabi. It contains correspondence and newspaper cuttings concerning:

• Crude oil production figures by the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited (ADPC)
• The operations of Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited on Das Island
• The legality of an agreement for BP to sell part of its share in Abu Dhabi Marine Associates to Japan Oil Development Company Limited; reservations about the financial arrangements; and the reaction of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Minister of Petroleum and Industry and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Sayyed Mana Saeed Al Otaiba
• The absorption of BP, Shell, and Caltex's marketing business by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
• The award of a refinery contract to Kellogg International Corporation; and the opening ceremony
• ADPC's plans to construct a natural gas liquification plant on Sir Bani Yas Island
• A copy of Aubrey Wilson's piece on BBC Radio 4 about his visit to the Gulf
• An update on the major oilfield projects being undertaken
• Negotiations for the sale of crude oil between Barks, Williams and Company Limited and a US company
• A visit by Sayyed Mana to Washington, DC
• An agreement with Japan Line Limited
• An oil discovery by Phillips Petroleum Company near Jebel Dhanna
• The use of oil as a political weapon
• An interview with Sheikh Zayed in Al Hawadith
• Abu Dhabi's attitude to oil negotiations