VOL. XLI

No. 31

3-August-1998

QATAR

Qatars 1997 Production Averaged 700,100 B/D, Says EIA

Qatars crude oil production in 1997 averaged 700,100 b/d, up from561,000 b/d in 1996 and 498,000 b/d in 1995, according to a report issued by the US EnergyInformation Administration (EIA). The report gave the following breakdown for theproduction: 400,000 b/d by the state-owned Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) fromonshore and offshore fields, and the remaining volume by foreign firms operating in...