Reuters: Tanker arrives in Basra to load two million barrels of Iraqi oil

Reuters reported on Friday that a tanker had arrived at Iraq’s Basra port to load two million barrels of crude oil.

The agency said the Comoros-flagged tanker “Helga” is the second tanker to arrive at the southern Basra seaport docks since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The International Energy Agency predicted earlier on Friday that there would be significant repercussions from the disruption of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of March.

Earlier on Friday, EU foreign policy chief Kaya Kallas reiterated Brussels’ position calling for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that this issue is “non-negotiable,” as energy supply chains continue to be disrupted by tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Shafaq.com