Iraq’s Sep Basrah crude oil exports to rise 13% from Aug to 3.257 mil b/d

Iraq will export 3.257 million b/d of Basrah crude oil in September, up 13% from the August program, with both Basrah Light and Basrah Heavy seeing a rise in volumes, according to the latest provisional loading schedule seen by Platts.

Iraq Says Jump in Oct Basrah Crude Oil Exports Due to Operational Issues

Iraq\'s State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO, said Tuesday a sharp jump in its planned exports of Basrah crude oil in October was largely due to operational issues.