Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Iraq’s Oil Exports Remain Steady Last 10 Months


Iraq’s Oil Ministry released incomplete statistics for its February oil exports. What it did reveal was that exports were up from January but revenues were down because February is the shortest month of the year.

 

In February Iraq exported an average of 3.434 million barrels of oil per day. That was up from January’s 3.339 million. From July to December 2023 the country was selling 3.4 million barrels or more per month.

 

Iraq has agreed to follow a new set of export quotas by OPEC+ so it’s an open question whether exports will be maintained or dip in the coming months.

 

No information was given about Iraq’s revenues for the month. Iraq Oil Report estimated that the country made around $7.6 billion. That was below $8.026 billion January but that was because February has fewer days.

 

Federal Oil Exports, Prices, Revenues 2020-2022

Month

Avg Export (Mil)

Avg Price

Earnings (Bil)

Jan 2020

3.306

$60.14

$6.163

Feb

3.391

$51.37

$5.053

Mar

3.391

$32.73

$2.962

Apr

3.438

$13.80

$1.51

May

3.212

$21.00

$2.136

Jun

2.816

$33.86

$2.871

Jul

2.763

$40.70

$3.492

Aug

2.597

$43.69

$3.492

Sep

2.613

$40.40

$3.173

Oct

2.876

$38.48

$3.457

Nov

2.709

$41.77

$3.404

Dec

2.846

$47.76

$4.235

2020 Avg

2.996

$38.80

$3.493

Jan 2021

2.868

$53.29

$4.765

Feb

2.96

$60.33

$5.013

Mar

2.946

$63.32

$5.787

Apr

2.947

$62.77

$5.549

May

2.899

$65.84

$5.917

Jun

2.892

$70.77

$6.143

Jul

2.918

$72.00

$6.476

Aug

3.054

$69.01

$6.553

Sep

3.081

$73.32

$6.777

Oct

3.12

$79.27

$7.666

Nov

3.272

$77.33

$7.611

Dec

3.277

$72.80

$7.391

2021 Avg

3.019

$68.33

$6.303

Jan 2022

3.203

$83.82

$8.323

Feb

3.314

$92.08

$8.544

Mar

3.244

$110.09

$10.913

Apr

3.38

$104.09

$10.554

May

3.3

$111.79

$11.44

Jun

3.373

$113.70

$11.505

Jul

3.303

$103.60

$10.608

Aug

3.286

$96.05

$9.784

Sep

3.292

$89.56

$8.845

Oct

3.382

$88.31

$9.258

Nov

3.329

$82.41

$8.231

Dec

3.332

$73.64

$7.709

2022 Avg

3.311

$95.76

$9.64

Jan

3.266

$75.69

$7.663

Feb

3.184

$76.75

$7.081

Mar

3.255

$73.43

$7.506

Apr

3.288

$79.04

$7.699

May

3.305

$71.49

$7.325

Jun

3.335

$71.11

$7.115

Jul

3.444

$77.69

$8.295

Aug

3.423

$83.35

$8.998

Sep

3.438

$91.35

$9.422

Oct

3.534

$87.57

$9.594

Nov

3.433

$82.66

$8.512

Dec

3.486

$77.63

$8.316

2023 Avg

3.365

$78.98

$8.127

Jan

3.339

$77.53

$8.026

Feb

3.434

-

$7.6

 

SOURCES

 

Van Heuvelen, Ben, “February oil exports rebound,” 3/5/24

 

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