India's state-owned MRPL has booked its first Iraqi crude cargo since shipping through the Strait of Hormuz resumed, signaling renewed confidence in Middle Eastern oil supplies despite ongoing maritime risks.

MRPL has booked the Aframax tanker Jasmin Joy to load crude from Iraq's Basrah oil terminal on July 19-20, the sources said.

Mangalore Refinery has chartered a vessel to load crude oil from Iraq. This marks the first such move by an Indian state-owned refiner since Hormuz reopened. The Aframax tanker…