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FCO 96/1651

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the arbitration and settlement of the dispute between the Shell and the Government of Qatar over Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) pipeline explosion, North Field Gas project, and BP's negotiations for securing services agreement with the Government of Qatar to provide services for on-shore operations of the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation. The file includes statistics on crude oil exports for the period 1970-1979 and a country assessment paper on Qatar.
FCO 8/5059

United Arab Emirates (UAE): oil matters, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file relates to oil affairs in the UAE. It contains correspondence and press reports concerning:The search for a British oil advisor for Ras Al Khaimah, and the eventual appointment of Peter Derwent Johnson to the post.
FCO 8/4311

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).
FCO 8/5415

Oil in the Gulf, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to UK oil policy in terms of both the North Sea and oil in the Gulf, discussed primarily between the Department of Energy and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
FCO 8/2638

Vast Financial Surpluses of Oil Producers (VSOP), 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Vast Surpluses of Oil Producers (VSOP), between January and April 1976.
FCO 8/2208

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns oil affairs in Kuwait during 1974.
FCO 8/2207

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns oil affairs in Kuwait during 1974.
FCO 8/2398

Steering Group on Middle East Development: minutes, papers and correspondence, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and reports by the Department for Trade and Industry’s Steering Group for Middle East Development, concerning building closer economic ties with oil-producing countries in the Middle East.
FCO 8/2086

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

This file concerns oil affairs in the state of Qatar in the period January to December 1973.
FCO 8/2532

Oil and finance in Qatar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns oil and finance in Qatar.
FCO 8/2166

Economic relations between Gulf states and UK, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns economic relations between Britain and the Gulf States, including the promotion of trade and investment in joint development projects, in the context of the economic crisis which followed the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the search for new economic opportunities.