VOL. XLIII
No. 51
18-December-2000
IRAQ
Confusion Surrounds Iraqi Oil Exports With Mixed Signals About New Surcharge
Iraqi oil exports from Mina al-Bakr in the northern Gulf resumed on 13 December after a 12-day break caused by the refusal of buyers to pay a 50 cents/B surcharge demanded by the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO MEES, 11 December). By MEES press-time, four tankers had docked at Mina al-Bakr, of which two reportedly had completed loading Basrah Light crude and two were still...
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