VOL. XXX

NO. 1

13-OCTOBER-1986

SAUDI ARABIA

Petrolube's Profit down 33% in 1985

The Petromin Lubricating Oil Company (Petrolube) - owned 71% by Petromin and29% by Mobil realized a profit of SR30.9mn ($8.24mn) in 1985, down 33% from1984, and produced a total of 1.3mn barrels of lube oil from its blending plantsin Jiddah and Riyadh, according to the company's annual report. Its productsinclude engine, hydraulic, turbine and industrial oils as well as other specialgrade oils.