Official statistics show that the volume of the Saudi oil exports to Germany decreased to four million tons in 2001, down from 4.6 million tons in 2000. These figures translate into an 11 percent fall, reported Al-Bayan. The volume of Syrian oil exports to Germany increased to 7.3 million tons in 2001, up from 7.1 million tons in 2000. Syria is now the fifth largest oil exporter in the Arab World to Germany. — (menareport.com)
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