VOL. XXXIII

NO. 16

22-JANUARY-1990

Egypt

Israel to Continue to Purchase 40,000 B/D of Egyptian Crude

Israel will purchase 2mn tons (40,000 b/d) of Egyptian crude oil in 1990, thesame as in previous years, according to Israeli Energy Minister Moshe Shachal.However it will reduce its 1990 purchases from Mexico by one-half to 20,000 b/d,and will make up the difference by additional purchases on the spot market.Mexico has been supplying Israel with 40,000 b/d a year for some time. Also withthe...