Exports could hit 2.3 million barrels a day, deputy oil minister Moazami says


TEHRAN�Iran wants to double its crude-oil exports soon after sanctions are lifted and is pushing to convince fellow members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to renew its quota system, a top Iranian official said.

Both developments could set up a clash with Saudi Arabia, which is scrambling to raise its own export numbers and has opposed the return of production limits on individual OPEC members. They underscore how Iran�s full return to the export market would upend the status quo among big oil-producing countries as the Islamic Republic appears to be nearing a deal with six world powers that would lift sanctions in exchange for nuclear-program curbs.

A deadline for a deal is Tuesday. Officials said the elements of an agreement were falling into place over the weekend, though its prospects remained uncertain.

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