VOL. XXXI

NO. 32

16-MAY-1988

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Extends Market-Related Formula Pricing till end-July

MEES understands that Saudi Arabia has informed its crude oil contractcustomers that its current market-related formula pricing arrangements are tobe extended for a further two months, i.e., for June and July. This is in linewith the current practice of setting contract prices on a two-monthly basis.

The precise details of the Saudi pricing formulas have never been revealed,but the basic...