VOL. XXXVII

NO. 7

15-NOVEMBER-1993

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Shell Expresses Interest In Purchasing Qatari LNG

MEES understands that Shell expressed interest in early October to the QatarGeneral Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) with a view to purchasing 2mn tons/year ofliquefied natural gas (LNG) by 1998. Shell is interested in purchasing 4mn t/yof LNG for a power plant in Southeast China, and is asking LNG producers whohave the spare capacity whether they would be able to deliver all or part ofthis volume by 1998.

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