Iraq’s federal crude oil exports, which excludes the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, rose 3.3% in February from a month earlier on increased shipments from southern terminals in OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, according to official data seen by S&P Global Platts. Federal exports climbed to 3.415 million b/d in February, up from 3.306 million b/d in January, according to figures from State Oil Marketing Organization obtained by Platts. The February figure is 311,000 lower than the all-time record of 3.726 million b/d in December 2018. Exports in January fell 3.5% from a month earlier due to bad weather in the upper Persian Gulf that affected loadings. Iraq, which for most of […]