Shafaq News/ Iraq, OPEC's second-largest exporter, had its exports to the United States, the world's second-largest importer, increase last week.

Data obtained by Shafaq News Agency from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that the United States imported 5.503 thousand bpd of crude from nine countries last week.

The US weekly crude imports averaged 503 million bpd from Iraq during this period, up by 134 thousand bpd from the week before.

Canada remains the top boost of the U.S. oil imports with 3.235 million bpd, followed by Saudi Arabia and Mexico with 519 and 503 thousand bpd, respectively.