VOL. XXXIII

NO. 34

28-MAY-1990

Iran

2Q Japanese Contract Liftings of Iranian Crude Set at 265,000 B/D

The total volume of second-quarter contract liftings of Iranian crude byJapanese customers has now been finalized at 265,000 b/d, MEES understands. Thisis some 25,000 b/d lower than the first-quarter liftings of 290,000 b/d. Whilethe volumes of NIOC's direct contracts with Japanese end-user refiners remainunchanged, the 2Q drop is fully accounted for by the trading houses,particularly the four...