VOL. XLIV

No 46

12-November-2001

QATAR

QatarAnd Japan Sign GTL Cooperation Agreement

QatariOil Minister 'Abd Allah al-'Attiyah and the head of Japans Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry (METI), Takeo Hiranuma, on 30 October signed anagreement in Tokyo committing the two states to cooperate in the development ofgas-to-liquids (GTL) projects in Qatar. The director of METIs petroleum andnatural gas division, Takeo Hirata, said it was important for his country tostrengthen our relationship with...