FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer.
Totsa offered Basrah Medium crude at a premium of close to $10 a barrel to Dubai quotes
Siyi Liu | Reuters News
Totsa, the trading arm of TotalEnergies, is offering Iraqi crude for loading outside the Strait of Hormuz, three traders said on Thursday, as continued disruption to shipping through the waterway deters buyers from lifting cargoes at Iraq’s Basrah terminals.
Totsa offered Basrah Medium crude at a premium of close to $10 a barrel to Dubai quotes, two of the traders said.
Oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has remained largely disrupted since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran broke out in late February.
Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO had invited term customers to lift their August-loading contractual volumes from Basrah terminals inside the strait. However, many buyers remain reluctant to send vessels into the Gulf because of the risk of attacks.
(Reporting by Siyi Liu in Singapore; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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