VOL. XXXII

NO. 43

31-JULY-1989

KUWAIT

Japanese Buyers Boost 3Q Liftings from Kuwait

Japanese buyers have increased their contract liftings from Kuwait to 160,000b/d for the third quarter, as against 130,000 b/d in the second quarter.According to MEES sources the 3Q breakdown among the Japanese customers is: Idemitsu, 40,000 b/d; Cosmo, 40,000 b/d; 20,000 each for Mitsubishi Corp.,Kanematsu, Sumitomo and Mitsui. In addition, C. Itoh is still negotiating withKPC for a 20,000 b/d 3Q contract, but...