Volume of Iranian crude exports to Europe have reached 700 thousand barrels per day

Almaty. November 3. Silkroadnews – Crude supplies from Iran to the European countries have reached the level of 700 thousand barrels per day, TASS informs.

According to Mohsen Ghamsari, director of the International Affairs Department at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), in October the average daily exports of crude oil from Iran totaled 2.44 million barrels. Moreover, the Asian countries still remain major buyers of the Iranian oil purchasing around 1.74 million barrels a day on the average, Ghamsari added.

Iran actively raises its crude output starting from the removal of the international sanctions earlier this year. Its goal is to achieve the pre-sanctions level of 4-4,2 million barrels per day and regain its share of 13% within the total exports by OPEC states.