VOL. XXXIX

No. 33

13-May-1996

QATAR

QGPC Plans Staggered Shutdown Of Offshore Fields In 4Q 1996

The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) announced on 8 May that it is planning a staggered shutdown in 4Q 1996 of its three offshore fields - Idd El-Shargi, Maydam Mahzam and Bul Hanine - whose output makes up QGPC's Qatar Marine export blend that is currently running at about 185,000 b/d. Qatar Marine is lifted from Halul Island by QGPC's Japanese term customers.

Meanwhile, according...