Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 15
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Iran has the capacity to export 20 million liters of diesel per day, Abbas Kazemi, Iran’s deputy oil minister, said.
Kazemi, who heads the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), said Tehran exported 13.5 million liters of diesel during the first three months of current fiscal year (March 20-June 30), SHANA news agency reported Aug. 15.
Iranian petrochemical companies also exported 6 million liters of diesel per day during the same period, he said.
Kazemi further said Tehran also exported some 50 million liters of fuel oil during the three-month period, expressing hope for export of more oil products in the post-sanctions era.
The NIORDC also exported 2,000 tons of liquid gas during the first three months of current fiscal year, he added.
Iran stopped importing diesel two years ago. Tapping its huge natural gas reserves, Iran has managed to replace liquid fuels with gas at industrial units, power plants, housing sector and even transportation to a great degree.
This has provided the country with an extra supply of liquid fuel available for export.