VOL. XXX

NO. 1

13-OCTOBER-1986

QATAR

QGPC's Crude Oil Production Averages 306,186 B/b in 1985

Qatar's crude oilproduction from both onshore and offshore fields averaged 306,186 b/d in 1985,registering a 23.8% decline from 1984 output of 401,860 b/d, according to theQatar General Petroleum Corporation's Annual Report for 1985. Exports averaged279,980 b/d in 1985 compared to 386,239 b/d in 1984 (See Table 2 below).

In an introductory statement to the report, QGPC's Chairman and the Ministerof...