Iraq’s oil exports to US nearly halve in a week

Shafaq News – Baghdad / Washington

Iraq’s crude shipments to the United States
dropped sharply last week, averaging 142,000 barrels per day (bpd), according
to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a fall of 137,000 bpd from the
previous week’s 279,000 bpd.

Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, sends
most of its crude to Asia. Official data show that about three-quarters of
exports go to markets such as China and India, with smaller volumes reaching
Europe and North America.

Meanwhile, total US crude imports from nine
major suppliers reached 5.91 million bpd in the week ending August 8, up
322,000 bpd compared with the prior week.

Canada remained the largest source,
providing 4.05 million bpd, while Mexico supplied 398,000 bpd. Imports from
Brazil averaged 344,000 bpd, with Colombia close behind at 343,000 bpd.

Saudi Arabia delivered 273,000 bpd,
followed by Nigeria at 213,000 bpd. Smaller volumes came from Libya (80,000
bpd) and Ecuador (65,000 bpd). No crude was imported from Venezuela during the
week.