VOL. XL

No. 39

29 September 1997

IRAQ

SOMO To Meet $1.07Bn Target By 5 October

MEES soundings indicate that Iraq's SOMO will be almost on target to export$1.07bn worth of oil by 5 October, as laid down in Security Council resolution 1129 (MEES,22 September). It is understood that the bulk of the liftings have been scheduled from theMediterranean terminal at Ceyhan, with as much as 6mn barrels to be loaded during thefirst five days of October. Earlier plans to export a large number of Basrah...