VOL. XXXVI

NO. 1

5-OCTOBER-1992

IRAN

Iran Will Need to Refine 70,000 b/d Extra Oil Abroad to Avoid WinterShortage

According to Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aghazadeh, the Oil Ministry hasasked parliament to authorize the processing of an additional 70,000 b/d ofIranian crude oil abroad to supply products for the domestic market during thecoming winter in order to avert a threatened shortage. The Minister noted thatthe distribution of oil products had increased substantially over last year, but...