Iraq Offers Huge Discounts for Crude Shipments via Hormuz
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OPEC’s second-largest producer, Iraq, is offering huge discounts of up to $33.40 per barrel off the official selling prices for its crude that has to move through the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq’s oil production and exports have been severely crippled due to the hostilities in the Middle East and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is the only way to move Iraqi Basrah crude grades. Iraq was one of the first Gulf producers to slash upstream production and now exports a small part of its crude via a pipeline to the Turkish…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on May 5, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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