VOL. XXXII

NO. 19

13-FEBRUARY-1989

IRAN PLANS TO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM OUTPUT CAPACITY AT 4MN B/D

(MEES Editor Ian Seymour, presently on a visit to Iran, gives his account ofan interview with the Iranian Oil Minister.)

As part of its postwar reconstruction program, Iran is planning to increaseits oil production capacity currently standing at 3.5mn b/d - to 4mn b/d withina year from now and keep it at that level on a long-term basis. This wasdisclosed by Iran's Minister of Petroleum, Mr. Gholamreza...