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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 96/1309

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to Shell’s apparent culpability in the construction of the new pipeline carrying associated natural gas liquids from the off-shore Qatari oil fields to the industrial area at Umm Said. It includes Qatar annual review for 1980, meetings on financing of the North Dome project, and regarding British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
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.
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 8/2832

Euro-Arab dialogue, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the Euro-Arab Dialogue (EAD). The EAD was a forum shared by the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Arab League. This file contains arrangements for meetings, minutes of meetings, correspondence and memoranda relating to: A draft of the opening speech, which will be given at the General Committee meeting at Tunis, Tunisia.
FO 371/157034

Trade, 1961

This file relates to trade and business in the Trucial States.
FCO 8/4478

Dubai Aluminium Company (DUBAL), 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the Dubai Aluminium Company (DUBAL). It contains correspondence on:Outstanding payments due to British contractors, in particular to Weir Westgarth LimitedThe decision of Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to audit DUBAL's accountsA possible order from Dubai for desalination equipment from Weir WestgarthThe plans of Paul Brauner to establish a methanol plant and an additional smelter complex somewhere in the Gulf.
FCO 8/4306

Major commercial projects in the Persian Gulf, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns major commercial projects in the Gulf, between January and December 1982.
FCO 8/6058

Economy of Saudi Arabia, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the Saudi Arabian economy.
FCO 8/5747

Saudi Arabia: internal financial matters, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia’s internal financial situation. It contains correspondence and memoranda relating to: The Senior Adviser to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Leonard Ingrams' decision to resign. It includes reference to the Bank of England’s efforts to help find a candidate to replace Ingrams; and the Saudi Minister of Finance Sheikh Muhammed Ali Abalkhail’s wish for Morgan, Grenfell and Company to suggest a successor Saudi Arabia’s banking system.