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While data on hydrocarbons exports and import trade can be gleaned from other sources, the shortage of public official data in Qatar continues to constrain forecasting, and most estimates... 2006-01-17

After the high drama of the third quarter, with hurricane devastation leading to a volatile oil market, the closing quarter of 2005 was much more subdued. There were only two major... 2006-01-11

Although we expect oil prices to decline in 2006, GDP growth should be maintained by the continued expansion of gas and LNG products, which look set to have grown by at least 15%... 2006-01-11

The highly publicised question of whether the US President suggested attacking Qatari television station al-Jazeera should not distract from the country's stable relationship with... 2006-01-09

US President George Bush's alleged suggestion to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair that they should bomb Qatari television station al-Jazeera, which became public knowledge in November... 2006-01-09

With demand from China, the market bottlenecks caused by Hurricane Katrina, and continued difficulties with production in Iraq and Nigeria in particular, oil prices continued to exceed... 2006-01-09

BMI View: Our forecasts assume that oil production (including natural gas liquids and condensates) will average 980,000 b/d in 2005 and 990,000 b/d in 2006, while gas production will... 2005-09-13

Alongside the growing influence of gas and gas-derived exports, increases in crude oil production are the critical factor supporting a strong real expansion. Real GDP growth has hit... 2005-09-02

The country's first constitution came into force in June, as part of an ongoing process of gradual, contained political liberalisation. Parliamentary elections are now expected to... 2005-09-02

Persistently high oil and gas prices will support another year of strong expansion in 2005. While we expect oil production to remain broadly stable, we forecast gas output to rise... 2005-05-19