VOL XL

No. 03

20-January-1997

IRAN

Aghazadeh Expects 1997-98 Oil Revenue To RiseTo $18Bn

The Iranian Oil Minister, Mr. GholamrezaAghazadeh, has confirmed that Iran's oil revenue in the 1376 budget, which starts on 21March 1997, is expected to reach $18bn based on an average oil price of $17.50/B andexports of 2.5mn b/d of crude oil plus exports of refined products. When the budget wasfirst presented to the Iranian parliament in December oil revenue was estimated at $17.7bn(MEES, December 1996)....