VOL. XXXII

NO. 46

21-AUGUST-1989

IRAQ

Japanese Liftings of Basrah Light Boosted to 200,000 b/d for 3Q/4Q

Liftings of Iraqi Basrah Light crude ex-Yanbu' by Japanese terms contractcustomers are being boosted to 200,000 b/d for both the third and fourthquarters of this year. This compares with the previous normal volume of around150,000 b/d.

The breakdown of the 3Q/4Q Japanese liftings is: Nippon Oil, 60,000 b/d;Idemitsu, 60,000 b/d; Cosmo, 40,000 b/d; Mitsubishi Oil, 20,000 b/d; KashimaOil, 10,000...