VOL. XLV

No 37

16-September-2002

QATAR

HSBC Appointed Financial Advisor For Qatofin Project

HSBCInvestment Bank signed an agreement on 13 September with Qatar PetroleumCompany (QAPCO) and Atofina (the chemicals branch of TotalFinaElf) to act as the financial advisor to the Qatofin project. Qatofin is oneof three ventures signed on 13 June by Qatari Oil Minister 'AbdAllah al-'Attiyah (MEES, 24 June) and will establish a linear low density polyethylene(LLDPE) plant with a capacity of 450,000 t/y...