Iraq Raises September Basrah Medium Crude OSP to Asia

Workers walk across pipelines at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters)
Workers walk across pipelines at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters)
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Iraq Raises September Basrah Medium Crude OSP to Asia

Workers walk across pipelines at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters)
Workers walk across pipelines at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq (Reuters)

Iraq has raised the September official selling price (OSP) for Basra Medium crude oil to Asia to minus $4 a barrel against the average of Oman/Dubai quotes from the August OSP of minus $6.50 a barrel, state-owned Iraqi oil marketer SOMO said on Monday, Reuters reported.

Basrah Heavy to Asia was priced at minus $7.30 a barrel to Oman/Dubai quotes, from minus $8.80 a barrel set for August.

Type of North and South European Far East Crude American Market Market Market ($/bbl) Oil ($/bbl) ($/bbl) Basrah ASCI +5.10 Brent Average (Oman Medium (dated)-4.35 & Dubai)-4.00 Basrah ASCI +1.40 Brent Average