VOL. XXXII

NO. 35

5-JUNE-1989

GENERAL

USSR Increases Imports of Crude Oil in 1988

Soviet imports of crude oil in 1988 totaled 23.7mn tons (474,000 b/d), compared to 14mn tons in 1987 (280,000 b/d), or an increase of 69.29%, according to the May issue of the London-based monthly Eastern Bloc Energy. The cost ofimports increased from Rub1.21bn to Rub1.74bn. Most of the imported crude isdelivered under barter and counter trade agreements with Middle Easterncountries. Imports from the Middle East in...