VOL. XLIV

No. 03

15-January-2001

QATAR

QGPC Becomes Qatar Petroleum; Board Is Reshuffled

Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) announced on 8 January that its name had been changed to Qatar Petroleum (QP) and that it had adopted a new logo. QGPC was founded in 1974 to oversee the oil and gas industry in Qatar and various interests overseas. The company has full control of the National Oil Distribution Company (NODCO) and Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC), and controlling shares in Qatar...