VOL. XXXI

NO. 49

12-SEPTEMBER-1988

IRAQ

Ain Zalah Unloads Iraqi Crude at Aden Refinery

The first Iraqi tanker to sail through the Strait of Hormuz since theIraq-Iran cease-fire came into effect on 20 August docked at the 250,000 b/dAden Refinery on 31 August. The 30,833-ton Ain Zalah was carrying 18,000 tonsof-Basrah crude loaded from an oil outlet in Southern Iraq (MEES, 22 August).According to Mr. Muhammad Hassan al-Garbi, manager of the refinery, the Iraqicrude shipment was the first to come...