VOL. XLII

No. 31

2-August-1999

SUDAN

Trafigura Wins Contract To Market Sudan痴 Nile Blend Crude

MEES understands from industry sources thatNetherlands-based Trafigura has won a three-month contract to handle initialsales and promotion of Nile Blend crude from the Greater Nile PetroleumOperating Company痴 (GNPOC) concession in southern Sudan. Trafigura beat outbids from Vitol, Arcadia, and Glencore among others. At the end of thethree-month period, the agreement will be reviewed by both parties. The...