QATAR

Qatar Signs Agreement for First Stage North Field Gas Project

Qatar has now embarked upon the $950mn first stage of the North Field gas project, as was first reported in MEES last month (MEES, 27 April). A management consultancy, detailed engineering and procurement contract (estimated at around $65mn) was signed in Doha on 20 May by Shaikh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Khalifah Al-Thani, Minister of Petroleum and Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar General...