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Basrah crude ends the week down 2%

Shafaq News 2026/05/23 10:49

Shafaq News- Basrah

Iraq’s Basrah Heavy and Medium crude oils closed last week with losses of around 2%.

Heavy Basrah crude fell 56 cents in the final session to $103.86 per barrel, down $2.31 or 2.18% for the week.

Medium Basrah crude also dropped 56 cents to $106.96 per barrel, marking a weekly loss of $1.31, or 1.21%.

Brent crude was trading near $105 per barrel amid continued uncertainty surrounding US-Iran negotiations and the closure of the strategic waterway, a critical route for Iraqi and Gulf oil exports.

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