VOL. XXXIV

NO. 36

10-JUNE-1991

Qatar

Qatar Invites International Firms to Submit Exploration Bids for Block No. 5

The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) has invited some 15 international oil firmsto submit bids for an exploration contract covering Block No. 5, which lies offshore in Qatar's northern territorial waters. QGPC held a briefing in Dohaon 15 May with representatives of the oil companies concerned to explain theprospects of the tract being offered. Apparently the area could...