VOL. XXXI

NO. 19

15-FEBRUARY-1988

SYRIA

Syria Completes Crude Sales for 1988

Syria has now completed arrangements for the sale of its 80,000 b/davailability of heavy (24-25 API) high-sulfur (2.5-3.0%) Suwaidiyah crude forthe year 1988.

MEES understands that the breakdown of the 1988 crude sales of slightly over4mn tons (80,000 b/d) was approximately as follows: Libya, 700,000 tons/year(the Libyans lift Syrian crude for refining in Italy, mainly for the purpose ofsupplying asphalt for Libyan...