{"version":"1","article":{"id":"iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","slug":"iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026?lang=en","title":"Iraq exported 73.69 million barrels of crude in August, SOMO reports","summary":"Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization recorded 73,687,617 barrels of crude exports in August 2026, averaging 2.377 million barrels a day.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T22:56:34+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T22:56:34+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), Republic of Iraq Ministry of Oil","url":"https://www.somooil.gov.iq/en/researches/115","checkedAt":"2026-10-08","publishedAt":"2026-09-06"},{"name":"SOMO, August 2026 crude oil export report (PDF)","url":"https://www.somooil.gov.iq/storage/1788685428661-3106645f7c32c83a.pdf","checkedAt":"2026-10-08","publishedAt":"2026-09-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"iraq-august-crude-exports","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Irak'ın Ağustos ham petrol ihracatı","en":"Iraq crude oil exports in August","ar":"صادرات العراق من النفط الخام في أغسطس","fr":"Exportations de pétrole brut irakien en août","es":"Exportaciones iraquíes de crudo en agosto"},"description":{"tr":"SOMO'nun Ağustos 2026 raporunda kaydedilen ham petrol sevkiyat toplamı ve günlük ortalaması.","en":"Total crude shipments and daily average recorded in SOMO's August 2026 report.","ar":"إجمالي شحنات النفط الخام ومتوسطها اليومي في تقرير سومو لشهر أغسطس 2026.","fr":"Total des expéditions de brut et moyenne quotidienne enregistrés dans le rapport d’août 2026 de SOMO.","es":"Total de los envíos de crudo y promedio diario registrados en el informe de SOMO de agosto de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"SOMO'nun 6 Eylül 2026 tarihli raporu, yükleme konşimentosu kayıtlarını ürün kalitesine göre toplar. Aylık toplam 31 günlük Ağustos dönemini kapsar; günlük ortalama rapordaki bin varil/gün değerlerinin milyon ölçeğinde ifadesidir. Bu veriler ihracattır, üretim veya kapasite değildir.","en":"SOMO's report dated 6 September 2026 aggregates bill-of-lading records by crude grade. The monthly total covers August's 31 days; the daily average expresses the report's thousand-barrel/day values on a million scale. These are exports, not production or capacity.","ar":"يجمع تقرير سومو المؤرخ 6 سبتمبر 2026 سجلات سندات الشحن حسب نوع الخام. يغطي الإجمالي الشهري أيام أغسطس الإحدى والثلاثين؛ ويعرض المتوسط اليومي قيم التقرير بالآلاف على مقياس الملايين. هذه صادرات وليست إنتاجاً أو طاقة إنتاجية.","fr":"Le rapport de SOMO daté du 6 septembre 2026 agrège les connaissements par qualité de brut. Le total mensuel couvre les 31 jours d’août ; la moyenne quotidienne exprime à l’échelle du million les valeurs publiées en milliers de barils par jour. Il s’agit d’exportations, non de production ou de capacité.","es":"El informe de SOMO del 6 de septiembre de 2026 agrega los conocimientos de embarque por calidad de crudo. El total mensual cubre los 31 días de agosto; el promedio diario expresa en millones los valores publicados en miles de barriles por día. Son exportaciones, no producción ni capacidad."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.somooil.gov.iq/en/researches/115","https://www.somooil.gov.iq/storage/1788685428661-3106645f7c32c83a.pdf"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T19:46:42+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Toplam ham petrol ihracatı","en":"Total crude oil exports","ar":"إجمالي صادرات النفط الخام","fr":"Total des exportations de pétrole brut","es":"Exportaciones totales de crudo"},"value":0.073687617,"unit":"billion barrels","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"iraq-crude-oil-exports","unitCode":"billion-barrels","geography":"iraq","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Günlük ortalama ham petrol ihracatı","en":"Average daily crude oil exports","ar":"متوسط صادرات النفط الخام اليومي","fr":"Moyenne quotidienne des exportations de brut","es":"Promedio diario de exportaciones de crudo"},"value":2.37702,"unit":"million barrels/day","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"iraq-crude-oil-exports-daily-average","unitCode":"million-barrels-per-day","geography":"iraq","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"iraq-august-crude-exports","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"iraq-august-crude-exports","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026/data/iraq-august-crude-exports?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-august-crude-oil-exports-2026/data/iraq-august-crude-exports?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) reported 73,687,617 barrels of crude oil exports for August 2026 in a report published on September 6. The document gives a daily average of 2.377 million barrels. These figures describe the same monthly export total in two forms: one is the volume loaded during August and the other is the average per day over the 31-day reference period. The report covers recorded crude exports, not oil production, reserves or export capacity.","Basrah Medium crude accounted for the largest reported grade, at 55,702,595 barrels, or an average 1.796858 million barrels a day. SOMO listed 14,052,339 barrels of Basrah Heavy, averaging 453,301 barrels a day. Kirkuk crude accounted for 1,759,667 barrels, or 56,763 a day; the separately listed Kirkuk crude from the Kurdistan Region totaled 2,173,016 barrels, averaging 70,097 a day. The report presents these as separate categories, so they remain separate here rather than being merged into one regional subtotal.","The breakdown shows that the August export basket was dominated by the two Basrah grades. A single monthly table, however, cannot establish a longer-term production trend, the lasting importance of each export route or future sales by individual companies. SOMO lists cargoes by vessel and bill-of-lading date, then aggregates them for the month. That makes the figures a record of exports in a defined calendar period. They should not be treated as total oil production: domestic use, refinery intake, changes in stocks and other flows are outside this export table's scope.","August 2026 is the report's reference period, while September 6 is its publication date. The daily averages above express the report's column measured in thousands of barrels per day on a million-barrel scale; they are not a separate forecast. This article does not infer prices, revenue, destination markets or total production from a document that does not report those results. Export volumes can be affected by cargo timing and market conditions, but this table does not identify causes. Its direct finding is a monthly accounting of Iraq's crude shipments recorded by SOMO.","The figures provide a useful starting point for discussions of oil markets and public finances, but revenue calculations would also require prices and sale terms, while a production balance would require field output and refinery use. The August total is not a capacity target. Vessel-level entries in SOMO's report allow readers to trace how the aggregate was assembled, and the grade categories show which crude streams contributed to it. Comparisons with later months should use consistent coverage, reporting conventions and daily-average windows. The central point is to read the monthly total and its average together within that methodological frame."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization recorded 73,687,617 barrels of crude exports in August 2026, averaging 2.377 million barrels a day.\n\nIraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) reported 73,687,617 barrels of crude oil exports for August 2026 in a report published on September 6. The document gives a daily average of 2.377 million barrels. These figures describe the same monthly export total in two forms: one is the volume loaded during August and the other is the average per day over the 31-day reference period. The report covers recorded crude exports, not oil production, reserves or export capacity.\n\nBasrah Medium crude accounted for the largest reported grade, at 55,702,595 barrels, or an average 1.796858 million barrels a day. SOMO listed 14,052,339 barrels of Basrah Heavy, averaging 453,301 barrels a day. Kirkuk crude accounted for 1,759,667 barrels, or 56,763 a day; the separately listed Kirkuk crude from the Kurdistan Region totaled 2,173,016 barrels, averaging 70,097 a day. The report presents these as separate categories, so they remain separate here rather than being merged into one regional subtotal.\n\nThe breakdown shows that the August export basket was dominated by the two Basrah grades. A single monthly table, however, cannot establish a longer-term production trend, the lasting importance of each export route or future sales by individual companies. SOMO lists cargoes by vessel and bill-of-lading date, then aggregates them for the month. That makes the figures a record of exports in a defined calendar period. They should not be treated as total oil production: domestic use, refinery intake, changes in stocks and other flows are outside this export table's scope.\n\nAugust 2026 is the report's reference period, while September 6 is its publication date. The daily averages above express the report's column measured in thousands of barrels per day on a million-barrel scale; they are not a separate forecast. This article does not infer prices, revenue, destination markets or total production from a document that does not report those results. Export volumes can be affected by cargo timing and market conditions, but this table does not identify causes. Its direct finding is a monthly accounting of Iraq's crude shipments recorded by SOMO.\n\nThe figures provide a useful starting point for discussions of oil markets and public finances, but revenue calculations would also require prices and sale terms, while a production balance would require field output and refinery use. The August total is not a capacity target. Vessel-level entries in SOMO's report allow readers to trace how the aggregate was assembled, and the grade categories show which crude streams contributed to it. Comparisons with later months should use consistent coverage, reporting conventions and daily-average windows. The central point is to read the monthly total and its average together within that methodological frame.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}