U.S. Crude Imports from Iraq Hiked in May

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U.S. crude oil imports from Iraq averaged 294 thousand barrels per day (bpd) in May, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly report.
According to the report, May imports from Iraq amounted to 9.114 million barrels, up from 5.52 million barrels (average 184 bpd).
Iraq’s oil exports to the U.S. averaged 326 thousand bpd in the first week of May, then 242 thousand bpd in the second. It jumped to 282 bpd in the third; then it returned to 326 thousand bpd in the fourth.
Iraq ranked fourth among the United States’ top crude oil suppliers behind Canada, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.