VOL. XLIII

No. 38

18-September-2000

TURKEY

Turkish Crude Imports Fall In 1999

Turkeys crude oil imports fell by 3% during 1999 to 22.938mn tons (458,760 b/d) from 23.735mn tons (474,700 b/d) in 1998, the Ankara Anatolia news agency reported on 3 September. The report said that Turkeys crude imports included 4.77mn tons from Iraq, 4.75mn tons from Iran and 3.6mn tons from Libya during 1999. MEES understands that Turkey is also importing around 150,000 b/d of cross-border crude and diesel from Iraq...