VOL. XXXII

NO. 27

10 APRIL 1989

IRAN

Iranian Oil Exports Rise in March

According to MEES sources, Iran's export loadings of crude oil from KhargIsland and other terminals (Lavan and Sirri) in March totaled around 76mnbarrels or an average of 2.45mn b/d. This compares with estimated Iranian crudeexports of 2.086mn b/d in February and 2.2mn b/d in January.

If one assumes domestic refining throughput in Iran of 700,000 b/d, thiswould indicate Iranian crude production at around 3.15mn b/d for March....