VOL. XLIV

No 33

13-August-2001

UAE

FiveLeading IOCs Shortlisted As Dolphin Project Seeks New Strategic Partner

TheUAE Offsets Group (UOG) announced on 4 August that it was beginning detailednegotiations with five leading international oil companies (IOCs) to select anew strategic partner for the Dolphin Project to replace Enron, which pulledout last May (MEES, 28 May). The fiveare: BP, Conoco, ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum and Shell. TotalFinaElf (witha 24.5% stake) is already a strategic...