VOL. XXXII

NO. 1

10-OCTOBER-1988

Three Japanese Buyers Sign Up for 67,000 b/d of Iranian Crude for 4QDelivery

So far only three Japanese buyers have signed crude oil contracts with Iran'sNIOC for a total supply of 67,000 btd for the fourth quarter. This compares withtotal contractual commitments by Japanese customers for Iranian crude of around240,000 b/d in the first two quarters of this year and 150,000 b/d in the third.However, there is still some possibility that more Japanese companies may...