Iraq briefly suspended oil loadings after a drone struck an oil tanker. The drone did not cause damage or start a fire at the terminal. Loadings have now resumed at normal rates, according to officials. The incident was not a direct attack on the Basra Oil Terminal. The ministry is investigating the matter and operations continue.

Iraq suspended all crude oil flows after a drone hit a tanker at Basra, cutting output 60-70%. Hyperliquid oil contract volumes topped $1.2B as prices

La operación se detuvo por precaución luego del impacto sobre un barco en el sur del país, mientras las autoridades aún investigan quién lanzó la aeronave no tripulada

The oil tanker was towed outside the port alongside another tanker that was anchored as a precautionary measure.

Iraq briefly suspended oil loadings after a drone struck an oil tanker. The drone did not cause damage or start a fire at the terminal. Loadings have now resumed at normal rates,…

A drone struck a ship off the port in Iraq’s southern province of Basra on Thursday, a security official told AFP, while the country’s oil ministry said an