VOL. XXXIV

NO. 47

26-AUGUST-1991

Kuwait

Spain's Repsol Buys Kuwait's Second Crude Export Cargo

Kuwait's second export cargo of crude oil, which was loaded onto the 235,000dwt tanker Connecticut on 5-7 August, has been sold to Spain's Repsol, MEESlearns. The first Kuwaiti crude export cargo, loaded at the end of July, wasrecently sold to Shell (MEES, 19 August).

However, Kuwait's crude export capability (excluding the Neutral Zone) isexpected to be cut back to virtually zero for a while after the...