Foreword
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Qatar Before Oil: A Historical Perspective
2. Qatar's First Oil Concession: Twists and Turns
[...]eka! Oil Is Discovered at Qatar's Dukhan Field
4. Choppy Waters: Qatar's First Marine Oil Concession
5. Qatar's Ruler Presses for Better Oil Terms
6. Labor Strikes, Another Abdication, and an Industrial Project
7. Independence, First Gas Liquids Project, and a Bloodless Coup
8. The Early Khalifa Years: 1970s Resource Nationalism
9. Explosion Destroys Qatar's First NGL Plant
10. Crunch Time Looms for North West Dome Gas Field
11. Partners Selected for Major North Field Gas Project
12. Qatar Embarks on First Stage of North Field Gas Project
13. Rocky Road for Qatar's First LNG Project
14. Tough Launch for Mobil's RasGas LNG Project
15. Financial Difficulties Mount After 1995 Coup
Epilogue: North Field Gas Transforms Qatar into Energy Superpower
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors