VOL. XLII

No. 33

16-August-1999

OPEC

DOC Dismisses Anti-Dumping Case On Grounds Of Lack OfIndustry Support

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced on 9 August itwould not initiate anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on crudeoil from Iraq, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. A group of US producerscalled Save Domestic Oil (SDO) filed a petition with the DOC on 29 Junecharging that the four countries dumped crude oil into the US market"below fair market value," and that as...