VOL. XXXII

NO.34

29-MAY-1989

QATAR

Japan's Mitsui Acquires a 7.5% Interest in Qatargas

The Japanese firm Mitsui signed an agreement on 16 May with the Qatar GeneralPetroleum Corporation (QGPC) under which it acquired a 7.5% interest in thejoint-venture firm, the Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Ltd. (Qatargas), which wasset up in 1984 to export and market Qatari LNG to be produced from the NorthField Gas Project (MEES, 12 April). Qatargas is now owned by QGPC (70%) and 7.5%each by BP, Total-CFP,...