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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.
DEFE 64/92

Qatar: oil, 1 January 1970 - 31 December 1970

This file contains an abridged British Intelligence Survey of Qatar oil, which includes a map.
BT 245/799

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1952-1960

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes air naviation, traffic and other regulations as well as Arabic documents, reports, meeting summaries and memoranda.

BT 245/798

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1949-1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes summaries of meetings and a translation of a draft agreement with annexes as well as a copy of the text of a treaty between the UK and Qatar from 1916.
BN 76/64

Qatar: Reports of Overseas Visits, 1973-1978

This file contains correspondence relating to comprehensive reports based on visits by members of the Department of Health and Social Security to Qatar.

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 8/2300

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

This file contains a participation agreement between the Government of Qatar and Qatar Petroleum Company Limited, BP Exploration Company (Middle East) Limited, Shell Petroleum Company Limited, Compagnie Française des Pétroles, Exxon Corporation, Mobil, and Participations and Explorations Corporation. This agreement is based on the Kuwaiti version.
FCO 8/2533

Detention of two oil tankers in Qatar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the detention at Halul of two oil tankers, the Adria Maru and the Carmen Maria, owned by the Mitsui O S K Lines Limited of Tokyo and Naviera Letasa S A of Bilbao. It contains correspondence on: A dispute involving Shell and Qatar Petroleum Company (QPC) The involvement of a Mr Marin of the small US firm Cayman Petroleum Marketing Corporation of Washington DC A threat of military action against the vessels if they do not off-load at Halul and Mesaieed The account of Lieutenant Commander A J Wray seconded to Qatar Sea Arm

FCO 8/2532

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

This file concerns oil and finance in Qatar.
FCO 8/1964

Oil affairs in Persian Gulf, 1972 Dec 22 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to the oil industry in the Gulf.
FCO 8/741

Oil production, 1967-1968

This file is about the production of oil to be used as fuel and for the generation of power in Qatar.
FCO 8/737

Export licences: explosives, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to a series of no objection certificates for exporting arms and ammunition from the UK to Qatar.