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Iran's total oil production reached a peak level of 6.6 Mbbl/d (1,050,000 m 3 /d) in 1976. By 1978, Iran had become the second-largest OPEC producer and exporter of crude oil and the fourth-largest producer in the world. After a lengthy decline in the 1980s, production of crude oil began to increase steadily in 1987.
Apart from these considerable reserves, from the outset of oil industry in Iran in 1908 to the end of 2007, Iran produced some 61 billion barrels of oil. [2] Iran has more than a century of history in exploration and production; the first successful exploration well was Masjid Suleiman-1 on May 26, 1908. Since then, based on the latest oil and ...
The vast majority of Iran's crude oil reserves are located in giant onshore fields in the south-western Khuzestan region near the Iraqi border. Overall, Iran has 40 producing fields – 27 onshore and 13 offshore. Iran's crude oil is generally medium in sulfur and in the 28°-35 °API range. [24]
Iran has the second largest oil reserves in the world, and the third largest exporter of it. [citation needed] By the end of 2009, Iranian oil R/P ratio was 89.4 years which is the world's highest. [29] By 2009, Iran had 52 active rigs and 1,853 producing oil wells. [30] Iran possesses abundant fuels from which to generate energy.
Gasoline production would reach 70 million litres (18,000,000 US gallons; 15,000,000 imperial gallons) per day in 2013. [9] In 2008 Iran has imported nearly 40% of its market needs because of lack of refining capacity and contraband. [citation needed] In 2009, Iran spent paid $11 billion on imported fuel.
Iran's total revenues from the sale of oil amounted to $77 billion in Iranian year 1387 (2008–09). [13] The average sale price of Iran's crude oil during that year was $100 per barrel. [13] According to the National Iranian Oil Company, Iran's average daily production of crude oil stood at 4 million barrels (640,000 m 3) per day.
Between fiscal year 1964 and FY 1978, Iran's gross national product grew at an annual rate of 13.2 percent at constant prices. The oil, gas, and construction industries expanded by almost 500 percent during this period, while the share of value-added manufacturing increased by 4 percent.
Oil production was expanded by BP and ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq. Oil production in the Middle East increased by around 10% annually in 1951, 1952 and 1953. With Iranian oil production decreasing from 242 million barrels in 1950 to 10.6 million barrels in 1952, the loss of oil exports severely impacted the economy. [10]