The US Energy Information Administration announced the production of 3 million 230 thousand barrels of Iranian oil in the first month of this year in its latest report titled Short-Term World Energy Outlook.
Iran's oil production reached over 3 million barrels per day in August 2023 and has been on an upward trend since that month.
Iran's average oil production in 2023 was estimated at 2.87 million barrels per day, and it is expected that in 2024, the average production of this product in Iran will be more than 3 million barrels per day. barrels per day.
According to the report of this institution affiliated with the US Department of Energy, Iran's production of 3.23 million barrels of oil in the first month of 2024 is the highest monthly Iranian oil production since the US withdrawal from the JCPOA and the return of the United States. sanctions in 2019.
Iran's daily crude oil production increases by 680,000 barrels in 12 months
In January last year, Iran produced 2.55 million barrels of oil per day, an increase of 680,000 barrels per day the following year.
At the same time, OPEC oil production decreased by 870,000 barrels during this period and reached 26,250,000 barrels per day.
Besides Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela were the only OPEC members that were able to increase their oil production during this period, and Iran held the record for increasing production among members of OPEC.
Production of 4.5 million barrels of liquid fuel in Iran
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated Iran's total liquid fuel production, which includes crude oil and gas condensate, at 4.5 million barrels per day in January this year.
Thus, in addition to crude oil, Iran produced 1 million 270 thousand barrels per day of other liquid fuels, mainly gas condensates.
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