TEHRAN – Iran’s oil exports to Europe and Asia stood at 2.15 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, IRNA reported on Monday citing Oil Ministry’s website.

According to the report, Iran’s oil exports hovered around 2.1 million bpd on average since the beginning of 2017 of which near 1 million barrels were sent to the European markets.

After the implementation of the nuclear accord (called JCPOA), Iran has been seeking the expansion of its target markets and as a result the oil exports to Europe rose by more than 300 percent since then.

The country is currently producing near 4 million bpd of oil of which about 1.5 million-1.7 million barrels are being used as the feedstock for domestic refineries and the rest is sent to the buyers all around the world.

The country is also exporting 500,000 – 700,000 barrels of oil condensate, mostly to Asian customers.

Earlier this month, OPEC released its Annual Statistical Bulletin report in which they said Iran’s oil exports in 2016 reached 1.921 million bpd, a 77.6 percent rise compared to 2015.

The country’s crude exports stood at 1.081 million bpd in 2015 which indicates that the 2016 figure is 840,000 bpd more than that of the 2015 average.

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