VOL.XXXIXNo. 65/6623/30-December-1996QATAR

QatargasBegins LNG Exports From Ras Laffan The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) has announced that the firstshipment of LNG produced by Qatargas will be loaded at the Ras Laffanexport terminal on board the 135,000 cu. ms. LNG carrier Al Zubarah,chartered by Qatargas, which docked at the port on 17December. The cargoof LNG is destined to Japan's Chubu Electric Power Company at Nagoya which has a25-yearpurchase agreement with Qatargas for...