VOL. XXXIII

NO. 49

10-SEPTEMBER-1990

Saudi Arabia

Japanese Customers to Raise Term Contract Volumes by 150,000-160,000 b/d

MEES understands that Saudi Aramco has had a mixed response from its Japanesecustomers to its offer to raise base contract volumes on one-year contractseffective 1 October, in line with liftings in September. The Saudi offer wouldhave increased Japanese contract volumes by 210,000 b/d from 250,000 b/d to460,000 b/d, doubling the liftings of four customers - Idemitsu, Cosmo,...