VOL. XXXVI

NO. 31

3-MAY-1993

IRAN

Japanese Contract Volumes For Iranian Crude In 1993-94

The basic contract volumes for Iranian crude liftings by Japanese buyers forthe year 1 April 1993-31 March 1994 have been agreed upon with Iran's NIOC at atotal of 345,000-360,000 b/d, MEES understands. This is roughly comparable withcontract volumes in the previous year.

According to MEES sources, the breakdown for the 1993-94 basic contractualvolumes for Japanese customers is as follows:

- End-user refiners:...