VOL. XXXII

NO. 46

21-AUGUST-1989

KUWAIT

Japan Buyers Raise 3Q Kuwait Liftings to 200,000 b/d

Japanese term contract buyers have increased their liftings of Kuwaiti crudeto around 200,000 b/d for the third quarter of this year as compared with the180,000 b/d which was previously mooted (MEES, 7 August). This is due to higher liftings by Idemitsu (50,000 b/d instead of 40,000 b/d) and Kanematsu (30,000b/d instead of 20,000 b/d - negotiations on the extra 10,000 b/d are in theprocess of...