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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 96/1310

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to the development of the North Field Gas project, the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant, the emergence of possible commercial opportunities in Qatar, a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) by the British Ambassador to Doha to study the commercial opportunities for British firms in Qatar and test the interest of British Petroleum, Shell and other companies in the development of the North Field Gas and LNG projects. The file includes a summary of Shell’s dispute with the Government of Qatar due to the explosion of a Natural Gas Liquids pipeline.

FCO 8/5810

Private visits from the UK to the Gulf, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the visits of politicians, officials and other notable figures from the UK to the Gulf.

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