VOL. XL

No. 20

19-May-1997

OMAN

Abu Dhabi-Dubai Supply Talks Bog Down, ButWork On Upstream Khuff Gas Project Advances

Although on-going discussions between Abu Dhabi and Dubai regarding the sale ofnatural gas from Abu Dhabi's planned Tawilah gas plant to Dubai's Jebel Ali appear to have madelittle headway recently, work related to the upstream project which has been targeted to supplyDubai with pipeline gas from end-2000 is moving forward. Abu Dhabi's Supreme Petroleum Council hasapproved a bid...