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FCO 8/2859

Oil: general, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns oil in the Middle East.
FCO 8/2857

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): oil prices, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns oil prices and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
FCO 8/2637

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): oil pricing, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil prices, 1976.
FCO 8/3456

Visits by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic and Kuwait; briefs, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file concerns a visit to the Gulf by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Douglas Hurd.
FCO 8/2108

Joint venture on oil between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to a Saudi agreement to supply Britain with additional oil during the 1973 Arab oil embargo, linked to a long-term cooperation agreement in the field of marketing, shipping and refining.
FCO 8/2004

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns Kuwait’s renegotiation of the terms of an oil participation agreement with British Petroleum (BP) and Gulf Oil Corporation.
FCO 8/1758

Medicines and hospitals in Saudi Arabia, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to medicine and hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, January to October 1971.
FCO 8/1967

EEC relations with oil producing countries of Middle East, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the oil producing countries of the Middle East, and a cut-back in the supply of oil.
FO 1016/919

Territorial issues relating to the Persian Gulf Islands (Abu Musa and the Tunbs), 1971 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns the Iranian occupation of the Abu Musa and Tunb Islands, particularly the international reaction.
FO 1016/479

Repercussions of Israeli attack on Egypt. Includes 10 photographs depicting: Damage to pipeline and oil fire at Umm Bab, Persian Gulf. Dated [1956]., 1956

The file relates to the repercussions of the Israeli attack on Egypt.
FO 371/174726

Oil: Dubai land and offshore concessions, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Decision of Continental Overseas Oil Company to request a postponement of the drilling operations from the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Intention of Dubai Petroleum Company (DPC) to assign a minority stake in its land and offshore concessions in Dubai to Deutsche Erdöl Aktiengellschaft (DEA) of Hamburg and its formal request for permission (2, 8-9, 11) Position of DPC's drilling operations in relation to both safe limits and boundary (3, 6) Ratification of the offshore partnership between DPC and Duba
FO 371/148923

Political Relations: Iran, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Planned visit of General Bakhtiar to Qatar (2-3) D F Hawley's report of a meeting with Colonel Rahmani, who was visiting the Trucial States from Iran.