VOL. XL

No. 33

18-August-1997

UAE

With North Field Extension Secure, Arco Group To Redouble Efforts To Find MarketsFor Gas

Now that Arco and its partners have successfully extended their North Fieldproduction-sharing agreement, the consortium will need to redouble efforts to secure asupply accord with the emirate of Dubai for the long-term delivery of pipeline gas fromthe concession area (MEES, 28 July). Time is of the essence as the Arco-led grouphas been given a deadline of 1999 to come up...