VOL. XXX

NO. 25

30 MARCH 1987

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi March Production Unlikely to Exceed 3mn b/d Despite Output Surge inThird Week

Despite a spurt in output and exports during the third week of the month, itnow looks as though Saudi Arabia's oil production will average a bit less than3mn b/d in March. This is some 1.2mn b/d below the Kingdom's OPEC quota of4.133mn b/d.

MEES understands that Saudi crude production by Aramco - defined asdeliveries for local refining (both for domestic consumption and...