Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Washington

US crude oil imports from Iraq resumed at 6,000 barrels per day (bpd) after seven consecutive weeks at zero, according to the latest US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.

The week ending August 14 marked the first Iraqi crude shipments to the United States since late June, well below the 71,000 bpd recorded in the week ending June 19.

Canada led US crude suppliers at 3.806 million bpd, followed by Venezuela at 730,000, Brazil at 336,000, Mexico at 295,000, and Ecuador at 200,000. Libya supplied 26,000 bpd, Saudi Arabia 9,000, and Iraq 6,000, placing Baghdad eighth among countries with nonzero shipments.

The seven-week halt coincided with severe disruption to Iraq’s oil exports following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which most of the country’s southern crude had previously been shipped.

Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer, averaged 179,000 bpd in US-bound shipments in 2025. The halt reflects disruption to Iraq's export routes since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, through which Iraq previously routed roughly 90% of its crude.