VOL. XXXIV

NO. 17

28-JANUARY-1991

Saudi Arabia Maintains High Production Level; Plans Gulf Tanker Shuttle

Despite a small hiatus on the first day of the war due to a disruption of tanker movements, Saudi Arabia has been maintaining a high level of oil production and exports at a rhythm only marginally below that prevailing before the war.

An official Saudi source tells MEES that, for the week ending Sunday 27 January, crude oil deliveries (which comprise supplies to Saudi refineries and...