VOL. XLV

No 8

25 February 2002

QATAR/UAE

Shell Signs Statement Of Intent With QP ForIntegrated GTL Project

Qatar Petroleum (QP) and ShellInternational Gas Ltd on 20 February signed a statement of intent to study thedevelopment of a world-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility that would beintegrated with an upstream development of the offshore North Field. The dealmarks the return of Shell to Qatar after adecades absence. Shell says that the capacity of the plant will be the subjectof studies...