Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT970
2006-03-19 12:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPLY OF CONCESSIONARY OIF FUEL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 000970
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FROM AMBASSADOR FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ENGLAND AND
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RODMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/15/2016
TAGS: EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
SUBJECT: KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPLY OF CONCESSIONARY OIF FUEL
SUPPLY
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah
advised the Ambassador March 19 that the Kuwaiti cabinet had
agreed to the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) fuel contract at
the price of $39 per barrel, ($36 GOK budget price plus $3
refinery fee),and agreed to raise the quantities as
requested previously by CENTCOM up to approximately 1,000,000
(from 880,000) gallons per day. The Ambassador thanked the
minister, accepted the terms of the proposal on behalf of the
USG, and advised that DOD would dispatch DESC personnel
promptly to finalize a contract with the Kuwait Petroleum
Company well before the end of March when the current
extension expires.
LEBARON
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FROM AMBASSADOR FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ENGLAND AND
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RODMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/15/2016
TAGS: EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
SUBJECT: KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPLY OF CONCESSIONARY OIF FUEL
SUPPLY
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah
advised the Ambassador March 19 that the Kuwaiti cabinet had
agreed to the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) fuel contract at
the price of $39 per barrel, ($36 GOK budget price plus $3
refinery fee),and agreed to raise the quantities as
requested previously by CENTCOM up to approximately 1,000,000
(from 880,000) gallons per day. The Ambassador thanked the
minister, accepted the terms of the proposal on behalf of the
USG, and advised that DOD would dispatch DESC personnel
promptly to finalize a contract with the Kuwait Petroleum
Company well before the end of March when the current
extension expires.
LEBARON