DUBAI, June 24 (Reuters) - Iran's crude oil production has surpassed 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd), Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Saturday, adding that Tehran expects output to reach 4 million bpd by March 2018.

"Oil production has exceeded 3.8 million barrels. The country's oil output will reach 4 million barrels by the end of the year," Zanganeh told Fars news agency, referring to the Iranian year which ends on March 20.

In mid-June, Zanganeh said output had reached 3.8 million bpd.

(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Toby Chopra) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))