VOL. XXXIV

NO. 8

26-NOVEMBER-1990

Iran/Qatar

No Agreement between Iran and Qatar on Joint Offshore Gas Development

MEES learns from authoritative sources in Tehran and Doha that, contrary torecent press reports, there have been no talks and hence no agreement on thejoint development of offshore gas fields. News stories last week stated that a$3bn plan has been drafted and approved for the joint exploration of Qatar'sNorth Gas Field and Iran's Pars field, and that production would start in 1994.

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