VOL. XXXIX

No. 52

23-September-1996

IRAN

Iran's Crude Export Program Shows Expanded Asian Customer Base In 1996

If recent export patterns are any yardstick, it would appear that long-running efforts on the part of NIOC to expand and diversify its Asian customer base have met with considerable success so far in 1996. While the number of eastern-bound crude shipments varies from month to month depending on seasonal demand swings, refinery turnaround programs and other market factors,...