VOL. XXXIV

NO. 18

4-FEBRUARY-1991

Temporary Shutdown Of Saudi Northern Offshore Oilfields Has Not Affected Loading Schedules

During the battle for Khafji between Iraqi and allied forces, which ended on 1 February with the expulsion of Iraqi attackers from that Saudi town about 10 kms. from the border with Kuwait, Saudi Aramco shut down the Saudi northern offshore oilfields of Safaniyah, Zuluf and Marjan for around two days, largely as a temporary precautionary measure for security...