Crude oil loading suspended at all Iraqi terminals after drone incident
16 July 2026 15:52   16 Jul 2026 16:50 Share

Crude oil loading was suspended at all Iraqi terminals on ‌Thursday after a drone crashed into an oil tanker at the Basra terminal, although it did not cause ⁠damage or a fire, four Iraqi oil and security sources told Reuters.

Iraq's oil terminals are located in the south. It was not immediately clear who launched the drone.

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

On Wednesday, ⁠a drone came down in Iraq's Faw port without causing any ⁠damage, the state news agency reported, without giving further ⁠details. Operations at the port were not affected.



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