VOL. XXXVII

NO. 49

5-SEPTEMBER-1994

Qatar

QGPC General Manager Dismissed, Then Reinstated

Much speculation was stirred up in oil and gas circles during the past weekover the curious story of the dismissal and subsequent reinstatement of theGeneral Manager of the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC), Mr. Jaber al-Marri.

The incident began on 27 August when Mr. 'Abd Allah al'Attiyah, the QatariMinister of Energy and Industry and QGPC Chairman and Managing Director, issuednotices ordering the...