VOL. XLII

No. 05

1-February-1999

QATAR

Oil Production Capacity At Al-Shaheen Increased To 150,000 B/D

The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) announced on 14 December 1998that production capacity on Block 5 of the offshore concession whichincorporates the al-Shaheen field has been increased by 30,000 b/d to reach150,000 b/d. Denmark痴 Maersk Oil is the operator of the block. Theannouncement was made during a ceremony at which Qatar痴 Minister of Energy andIndustry, Mr. 'Abd Allah al-'Attiyah...