VOL. XL

No. 35

1-September-1997

QATAR

Enron Needs To Firm Up 5Mn T/Y Gas Supply Contracts With India Before Finalizing LNGDeal With Qatar

MEES understands from industry sources that the US firm Enron hopes to concludecontracts with the Indian authorities for the sale of 5mn tons/year of natural gas by nextOctober. Once this is done, Enron can then finalize an agreement with the state-ownedQatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) for a grassroots 5mn t/y liquefied natural gas(LNG) project....