Iraq resumed crude oil exports to the United States last week, shipping an average of 71,000 barrels per day after exports temporarily dropped to zero the previous week, according to the latest figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The data marks the return of Iraqi crude to the US market following a one-week interruption, although the agency did not specify the reason for the earlier decline.
Despite the resumption, Iraq’s export volume remained modest compared with other suppliers. Canada continued to be the largest source of crude oil imports for the United States, delivering an average of 3.551 million barrels per day during the reporting period.
Venezuela ranked second with 578,000 barrels per day, followed by Mexico at 346,000, Colombia at 218,000 and Ecuador at 174,000 barrels per day.
Libya supplied 116,000 barrels per day, while Iraq and Brazil each exported 71,000 barrels per day. Nigeria’s exports stood at 3,000 barrels per day, while US imports of Saudi crude remained at zero.
Iraq is the second-largest oil producer in OPEC, and fluctuations in its export volumes are closely monitored as part of broader developments in global energy markets.
