VOL. XLIV

No 40

1-October-2001

RATINGS

S&P Confirms No Impact On Ras Laffan Ratings From Attacks In US

US ratings agency, Standard & Poors (S&P) announced on 17September that the increased political and economic tensions resulting from therecent attacks on New Yorks World Trade Center and the Pentagon will notaffect its rating on the Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co Ltd (BBB+/Stable).In a statement, the agency said that while there is potential for US militaryactions in response to...