VOL. XXXIV

NO. 24

18-MARCH-1991

Qatar

Shell Decides to Terminate its Service Contract with QGPC at Year End

The Shell Oil Company of Qatar has decided to terminate its service contractwith the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) for the running of Qatar'soffshore oilfields upon its expiry at the end of this year, following thefailure of the company's efforts to renew its equity participation in thesefields. Shell originally had a 100% stake in Qatar's offshore fields - MaydamMahzam, Idd el-...