VOL.XXXIX

No.2

9October 1995

SAUDI ARABIA

Aramco Decides On Big Boost For US Prices InNovember

Not surprisingly,Saudi Aramco'ssteep hikesin crude

prices for November sales to USdestinations -30cents/B on Arab Light,40cents/B on Arab Medium, and 50cents/B

on Arab Heavy - have been met withcries of pain fromaffrontedcustomers. SomeUS buyers have beencomplaining

that their refining margins on sourSaudi crudes havenow been driven into the red.

The truth ofthe matter seems to be that,in the Saudi

price...