VOL. XLIII

No. 34

21-August-2000

TURKEY/IRAQ

Petrol Ofisi To Sell Iraqi Diesel

Petrol Ofisi, the recently privatized petroleum products distribution company, has been authorized by the Turkish Government to sell on the domestic market illicit Iraqi diesel delivered outside the oil-for-food program. The company can now purchase 37,500 tons of diesel every month from the monthly delivery of 75,000 tons of diesel that Ankara allows to cross the border from Iraq. The diesel is transported to Turkey...