TEHRAN, May 12 (UPI) — Iran’s proven oil reserves increased dramatically, bringing in foreign investments of roughly $10 billion in the past year, officials said.

Seifollah Jashnsaz, director of the National Iranian Oil Co., told the Mehr news agency in Iran that oil reserves now stand at more than 138 billion barrels and production has increased substantially.

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