Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 3

16-January-2006

IRAN

Irans Crude Production Targets Unlikely To Be Met Without Policy Reform, Warns EIA

Irans planned crude oil production capacity expansion is unlikely to come about without policy reform, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Department of Energy. In the latest update to its Iran Country Analysis Brief, posted on its website in early January, the EIA says: With sufficient investment, it is widely believed...