VOL. XXXI

NO. 5

9-NOVEMBER-1987

LIBYA

Libya Resumes Crude Deliveries to USSR

MEES understands that Libya has resumed deliveries of substantial volumes ofcrude to the USSR after a partial hiatus for over a year. The resumeddeliveries, which are scheduled to average around 80,000-100,000 b/d, began inOctober. These oil shipments are designed to help pay off Libya's debts to theSoviet Union mainly for military supplies, which are estimated at over $2bn.Part of the oil is being marketed by the trading...