TEHRAN, April 3 (Shana) � Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran is exporting above 2 million barrels of oil and gas condensates a day.

Speaking to Shana on the sidelines of the annual meeting with the ministry�s staff on the occasion of the Iranian New Year (started March 20) on Sunday, he said that completion of the South Pars Gas Field�s development phases is of prime importance to the oil industry�s upstream sector in the current year.

Launching of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery and signing of new petroleum contracts also top the ministry�s upstream projects in the new year, he added.

By SHANA