VOL. XLIII

No. 16

17-April-2000

IRAQ

Turkey Prepares To Increase Cross-Border Iraqi Crude Imports For Nationwide Distribution

MEES learns that Turkey is taking steps to increase the quantity of crude oil imported from Iraq outside the UN oil-for-food program and to set up a larger-scale operation to process the crude in state-owned Turkish refineries and distribute it by state-owned companies throughout the country. At present, cross-border imports total around 70,000 b/d, with the crude and...