VOL. XLIII

No. 36

4-September-2000

OPEC/ASIA

Asian Buyers Boost Imports From Atlantic Basin To Meet Tightening Fuel Specifications

Despite unfavorable arbitrage economics, Asian refiners have increased imports of crude oil from West Africa and the North Atlantic region in a bid to meet tightening transport fuel specifications, according to Honolulu-based FACTS Inc. In its report Energy Advisory 246: Atlantic Basin Crude Oil Exports To Asia, published in September, FACTS says that Atlantic Basin...