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Basra Oil Terminal (Al Basrah / Khor al-Amaya)

Basra Oil Terminal (Al Basrah / Khor al-Amaya) is currently reduced (since April 17, 2026): Iraq halted its southern terminals around Mar 12 after two tankers were attacked off Basra (Argus), and loadings resumed on Apr 17 (Reuters). Exports recovered from about 0.1 mb/d in May to about 2 mb/d in August, about 2.65 mb/d in September and about 3.5 mb/d in October — close to the 3.3–3.5 mb/d pre-war level — after Iraq said it reached understandings with Washington on 8 November to keep exports moving through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman (Reuters, citing Iraqi energy officials and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein). No damage to the terminal has been reported.

Updated November 9, 2026 · View on the live map →

Sources: Argus — Iraq's Somo confirms Basrah tankers hit, oil ports shut · MarineLink (Reuters) — Iraq resumes oil exports to the south after a month-long stop due to disruptions in Hormuz · Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) — Iraq Shifts Oil Strategy by Arranging Tanker to Move Past Hormuz · Reuters, via gCaptain — Iraq Has Reached Understandings With US To Allow Oil Exports Through Hormuz

Overview

Iraq's southern offshore crude export terminals, ~3.3-3.5 mb/d pre-war.

Geopolitical context

Carries nearly all of Iraq's crude exports, and every cargo has to pass the Strait of Hormuz. When exports stopped in March, Iraq cut Basra's field output to 0.9 mb/d from 3.3 mb/d (Reuters).

Role in chokepoint scenarios

Recent developments

November 8, 2026 · policy reported

Iraq says it reached understandings with US to keep oil exports moving through Hormuz

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told Al Jazeera that Baghdad has reached understandings with Washington to keep Iraqi crude moving through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman. He put Iraq's combined losses from the Iran war and the export disruptions at $60 billion. Iraqi energy officials said exports recovered in October to about 3.5 million barrels a day, up from 2.65 million bpd in September, after a sharp drop the month before. Reuters could not independently confirm the terms of the arrangement.

Sources: Reuters, via gCaptain — Iraq Has Reached Understandings With US To Allow Oil Exports Through Hormuz

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