VOL. XLII

No. 04

25-January-1999

IRAN

Iran Reduces Product Import Requirements As Refining Capacity Rises

Data supplied by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) indicate that Irans product import patterns have changed considerably as additional refining capacity in the country has come onstream and throughput rates have increased. Total output of refined products has grown from just 1.089mn b/d in 1993 to some 1.354mn b/d currently (see tables on page A7). Product imports, which averaged...