EIA: Rise in Iraqi oil exports to the US
Shafaq News/ Iraqi oil exports tothe United States increased last week, according to the US Energy InformationAdministration (EIA.)
The EIA reported on Sunday thatthe average US crude oil imports from eight key countries reached 5.328 millionbarrels per day (bpd) last week, a decrease of 869.000 bpd from the previousweek’s average of 6.197 million bpd.
The report said that Iraq’s oilexports to the US averaged 167.000 bpd last week, which represented 35.000 bpdhigher than the previous week’s average of 132.000 bpd.
Canada led the oil imports to theUS last week, averaging 3.940 million bpd, followed by Mexico with 598.000 bpd,Venezuela came next with 285.000 bpd, and Saudi Arabia with 140.000 bpd.
According to the EIA data, the USimported 123.000 bpd from Nigeria, 54.000 bpd from Ecuador, and 21.000 bpd fromColumbia.
