Iraq oil exports to US slip to 7.9M barrels in August

Shafaq News – Baghdad / Washington

Iraq exported 7.94M barrels of crude oil to
the United States in August, dropping from 8.37M barrels in July, US Energy
Information Administration (EIA) data showed on Saturday.

Average exports fluctuated throughout the
month, ranging from 162,000 barrels per day in the second week to 328,000 in
the first.

The shipments placed Iraq fifth among
Washington’s crude suppliers, following Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and
Brazil.

Regionally, Iraq ranked second among Arab
exporters, after Saudi Arabia’s 9.36M barrels, while Libya came third with
3.53M.