During the same time Iran has produced 215,000 barrels of oil per day less than the quota defined by OPEC for the country. As Iran's Oil Ministry has announced from the beginning of 2010 Iran has produced 3,585,000 barrels while it is committed to do 3,800,000 barrels a day.
Reportedly it is due to the fact that the demand for Iranian oil has reduced. Earlier India's top private oil company, Reliance Industries was importing 90,000 barrels of crude from Iran's Soroush and Norouz oil fields in south Iran, but now it has decided to avoid trading with the Islamic Republic.
The company has also halted exporting gasoline to Iran to avoid the US punishment asserted for companies which sell gasoline to the country. The United