Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Washington

The United States imported no Iraqi crude oil lastweek, marking the second interruption in Iraqi shipments in three weeks, USEnergy Information Administration (EIA) data showed on Sunday.

Shipments reached 43,000 barrels per day (bpd) in theweek ending May 29 before climbing to 107,000 bpd a week later; they thendropped to zero in the week ending June 12, recovered to 71,000 bpd in the weekending June 19, and returned to zero in the latest reporting period.

Canada remained the largest supplier of crude oil tothe United States at 3.474 million bpd, followed by Venezuela with 611,000 bpd,Brazil with 248,000 bpd, Ecuador with 220,000 bpd, and Mexico with 172,000 bpd.

Colombia supplied 136,000 bpd, while Saudi Arabiaexported 56,000 bpd and Libya 32,000 bpd. Nigeria, like Iraq, shipped no crudeto the United States during the week.