VOL. XL

No. 29

21-July-1997

QATAR

QGPC Awards Contract To Japanese Consortium For Development Of Offshore OilStructures In Block 1SE

The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) signed a contract on 15 July with aJapanese consortium comprising United Petroleum Development Company (UDPC), Cosmo OilLtd., and Nissho Iwai Corporation for the appraisal and development of the Al-Karkara andA-Structures, located in offshore block No. 1SE, under a production sharing agreement (forlocation, see map in...