OPEC Acknowledges that Iran Is the World's Third Largest Crude Exporter, Not the Fourth, Says Tehran

摘要

Iran is very concerned to cling on to its rank within the world oil industry and to have its position recognized, so it attaches considerable attention to world rankings for oil and gas reserves, production and exports. This leads it to lodge official requests from time to time asking for rectifications of data that Iranian officials consider erroneous.