VOL. XXXV

NO. 49

7 SEPTEMBER 1992

Iran

Iranian Output Rockets in August

According to data from MEES sources, Iran's crude oil ex- ports rose sharplyby over 250,000 b/d in August, averaging 2.651mn b/d as compared with 2.398mnb/d in July. Allowing for domestic refining throughput of around 900,000 b/d,Iran's crude oil production is estimated to have totaled 3.551mn b/d in Augustas against 3.298mn b/d in July and 3.147mn b/d in June.

In August FOB liftings by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)...