VOL. XLI

No. 29

20-July-1998

QATAR

German/Korean Group Awarded $686Mn Contract For Expansion Of Qatar Refinery

Qatar's state-owned National Oil Development Company - a wholly-owned subsidiary of theQatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC), which manages and operates the country'srefinery at Messaieed - on 15 July signed a $686mn contract with South Korea's LG Groupand Germany's Lurgi for the expansion of the refinery's capacity from 60,000 b/d to137,000 b/d. The project, scheduled for...