Mubasher: Iranian Oil MinisterBijan Zangeneh said he expects adding 500,000 barrel per day to his country's production of oil by late 2015 or early next year.
Zangeneh, who arrived today in Vienna for OPEC meeting, added that, after such an increase, Iran's production of crude would shortly increase to one million barrel per day.
An increase in Iran's crude output and the return of Iran to oil market would not be discussed with OPEC member countries, Iranian news agency cited the minister as saying.
"We do not accept any discussion about increases of Iran production after the lifting of sanctions. It is our right and anyone cannot limit us to do it. We will not accept anything in this regard," Zangeneh told reporters in Vienna before the informal meeting.
Russian oil minister Alexander Novak told local news agency RIA that he saw no need for Moscow to decrease oil production, adding that he did not expect OPEC to change output policies at its meeting on Friday.
