VOL. XL

No. 31

4-August-1997

EGYPT

Sumed Throughput Up 9.5% In 1996

The Sumed pipeline system transported a total of 117.3mn tons (2,346,000 b/d) of crudeoil in 1996, according to figures released by Sumed. This is equal to the line'sthroughput capacity and represents an increase of 9.5% over the 1995 figure of 107.1mntons (2,142,000 b/d) - see MEES, 10 February. Saudi Arabia accounted for 69.6mntons (59.3%) of total offloadings at the Ain Sukhna terminal in the Gulf of Suez in 1996,followed...