Iraq’s average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, AFP reports citing the country’s oil ministry.
Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair tells a press conference that “exports since the beginning of the month have reached a rate of two million barrels” per day, for a total of around 26 million barrels, saying the daily rate has been achieved “for the first time since the crisis began”.
