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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 67/269

Soviet Union and Gulf pipeline, 1 January 1969 - 31 December 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to the political implications of Russia’s economic and strategic interest for Gulf oil, records of the meeting with the representatives of International Iranian Management and Engineering Group (IMEG) , and IMEG project for shipping crude oil from Iran and the Gulf to the Soviet Union by means of a pipeline scheme running through Iran from Abadan.

FCO 8/5967

Ministerial, official and private visits from Qatar to the UK, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns visits and relations between Qatar and the UK.
FCO 8/1149

Relations with United Kingdom, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file concerns Qatar’s internal political affairs and its relations with the UK in 1968-69.
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 8/2349

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file relates to oil affairs in Saudi Arabia in the context of the Arab oil embargo following the 1973 Six-Day War, and its relations with the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO).
FCO 8/2583

Commercial and economic relations between governments of Saudi Arabia and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file is Part E of a series of files relating to the commercial relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK.
FCO 8/2334

Joint ventures between Saudi Arabia and UK on industrialisation and oil resource development, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns plans for strengthening Britain’s economic relations with Saudi Arabia through industrial development projects.
FCO 8/2403

Visit of Roy Mason, Secretary of State for Defence, to Oman and Saudi Arabia, 19-28 April 1975: briefs, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973.