مجموعة ٣٠/٨٧(٢) الجزء I "قطر: الامتياز النفطي." [و‎‎٤‎٩‎٢] (١٣١٠/١٠٠٠)

India Office.
Confidential.
Memo. No. 432 A ~ ^
II.
-Commercial Agreement between the Sheikh of Koweit and
the Kuwait Oil Company, dated 23 rd December 1934.
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MERCIFUL.
(Signed)
(Signature of SFaikli of Kuwait.)
(Signed) H. R. P. Dickson, Lt.-Col.
this is an Agreement
made at Kuwait on the 23rd day of
December in the year 1934 corre
sponding to 16th day of Ramadham
1353 between His Excellency Shaikh
Sn Ahmed ai-Jabir as-Subah, Knight
c^mmimder of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire and Companion
of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, the Shaikh op Kuwait in the
ofTfruVh rTNl RUler f KuWai ‘ ° n his 0wn behalf and the name
o and on behalf of his heirs and successors in whom is or shall be vested for
the time being the responsibility for the control and government of the State
of Kuwait (hereinafter called “the Shaikh”) and the Kuwait Oil Company
Lhiited a Company registered in Great Britain under the Companies Act 1929 its
successors and assigns (hereinafter called “the Company”).
Article l.— lhe Shaikh hereby grants to the Company the exclusive riuht to
explore search drill for produce and win natural gas asphalt 3Nkite c-,re
“peToT^h wRhInhh 0 e U sfi aild fT gnate Weired to as
petroleum j within the State of Kuwait including all islands and territorial
waters appertaining to Kuwait as shown generally on The map annexed hereto ^the
exclusiae ownership of all petroleum produced and won by the Company within
e State of Kuwait the right to refine transport sell for use within the^State of
Kuwait or for export and < export or otherwise deal with or dispose of any and all
rpeiumm^dlie^onman 1 ^ 1 ' ^ al \ thlll % s necessary for the purposes of those
operations. he Company undertakes however that it will not carry on any of its
operations within areas occupied by or devoted to the purposes of mosques 3 sacred
uildmgb 01 graveyards or carry on any of its operations except the sale of
pkrenTtowlfwalFofluwfot. 31101 empl0yeeS ^ administrati ^ within the
The period of this Agreement shall be 75 years from the date of signature.
ArficZe - TV) Within nine months from the date of signature of this Agreement
the company shall commence geological exploration.
(B) The Company shall drill for petroleum to the following total aggregate
depths and withm the following periods of time at such and so many placfs as tl e
(i) 4,000 feet prior to the 4th anniversary of the date of signature of this
Agreement.
(n) 12 000 feet prior to the 10th anniversary of the date of signature of this
Agreement.
(iii) 30,000 feet prior to the 20th anniversary of the date of signature of this
Agreement.
(C) I he Company shall conduct its operations in a workmanlike manner and bv
appropriate scientific methods and shall take all reasonable measures to prevent the
ingress of water to any petroleum-bearing strata and shall duly close any unpro-
ductiye holes drilled by it and subsequently abandoned. The Company shall keen
tie Shaikh and his London Representative informed generally as to the progress
and result of its drilling operations but such information shall be treated as
confidential.
* Not reproduced.
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