Azerbaijan, Baku, August 1 /Trend/
Iran 's oil reserves in Persian Gulf increased by 41 percent, while gas reserves reached 111.2 trillion cubic feet, Pananews reported quoting National Iranian Oil Company data.
Iran 's oil reserves increased by 15.8 billion barrels, while gas reserves reached 111.2 trillion cubic feet in March 2011, indicating 430 percent growth compared to 2005.
Proven oil reserves in this region had 84.4 percent growth, reaching 96 billion barrels during the previous solar year (ending on March 20, 2011).
The proven gas reserve in the Persian Gulf, excluding the South Pars field, had 272 percent growth, reaching 164.7 trillion cubic feet by the end of the previous solar year.
Iranian oil and gas reserves have increased, reported OPEC on 19 July in the annual report.
Iran 's gas reserves increased by 11.8 percent in 2010, to 33.090 trillion cubic meters compared to 2009, while the country's oil reserves increased by 10.8 percent to 151.170 billion barrels of oil.
Iran 's petroleum exports reached $71,571 billion, while the general value of the country's export was $83,785 billion.
A recent report indicated that Iran exported 2.248 million barrels of oil per day in 2010, while Nigeria's export increased by 300,000 barrels to 2.464 million barrels of oil per day.