Market figures show Europe is preparing to import the highest amount of crude oil from Iran in five years this month.

An oil official has announced that implementation of two new desalination plants in southern oil-rich regions will lift Iran’s oil production capacity by 15 thousand barrels per day.

The newly appointed director of international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Saeid Khoshrou, said Iran's crude oil sale policies will not change under his leadership.