VOL. XLVII

No 06

09-February-2004

BAHRAIN

Bahrain In Intensified Gas Import Talks With Qatar

MEESlearns that the Bahrain government has been holding talks with Qatar Petroleum (QP) and ExxonMobil on the possibility of importing up to 500mn cfd of natural gas from Qatars giant offshore North Field. While the talks have been going on for many years, recent months have seen both sides in the proposed deal trying to push negotiations ahead, with the expectation that a final agreement will be...