VOL. XL

No. 51/52

22/29-December-1997

QATAR

QGPC To Operate Halul Island Export Facilities For Elf's Al-Khalij Field

The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) has formalized an agreement with Elf topartially operate the offshore facilities of the Al-Khalij field which is located in BlockNo. 6 (see map in MEES, 18 August) and was developed by Elf under a 25-yearproduction sharing agreement. The field's production, which began last February, iscurrently running at about 20,000 b/d and its...