VOL. XXXIV

NO.15

14 JANUARY 1991

Supply/Demand

October Saw Big Boost in US Imports of Saudi Crude

October, the first month in which US imports of oil from Iraq and Kuwait werereduced to zero under the UN sanctions, witnessed a big boost in Saudi crudeimports into the US. Deliveries of Saudi crude to the US rose by over 300,000b/d, from 1.168mn b/d in September to 1.473mn b/d in October. However, the fullpattern as to which suppliers have replaced Iraq and Kuwait in the US oil importconfiguration...