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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 96/147

Economic co-operation with Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to oil supplies of Qatar, negotiations on Qatar Petroleum Company’s buy-back oil price, economic and industrial development of Qatar in coperation with United Kingdom, Shell’s industrial prospects in Qatar, bilateral trade relations between France and Qatar, and proposed construction of oil refinery in Qatar.
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.

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.
FO 371/168861

Oil: concession agreement with Continental Oil Company: sea-bed boundary with Bahrain, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: A bilingual letter from the chief representative of Qatar Petroleum Company Limited (QPC) to the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani on the 'Further Relinquished Area'. It includes a map of the Area, showing Kharayib, Al Kharaybi and Al Busayiri (21) A map of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) concession area retained by agreement with Saudi Arabia. It includes a map of the concession area and the southern boundary claimed by Sheikh Ahmad (22) The areas to be drilled by Shell.
FO 371/179872

Oil, 1965

This file relates to oil concessions and seabed disputes involving Qatar.