VOL. XXXIX

No. 12

18-December-1995

EGYPT

Egypt Simplifies Crude Pricing System

Effective 1 January 1996, the prices of Egypt's various crudes - Suez Blend, Ras al-Bihar, Zeit Bay, Belayim, Ras Budran and Ras Gharib - will all be set solely against Dated Brent. The previous weighted formula introduced on 1 October 1991, under which the price of Egypt's Suez Blend marker crude was set on the basis of differentials announced monthly against a basket comprising Dated Brent (60%), Iranian...