Basrah crude gains over 28% on week
2026-08-22T06:41:54+00:00
Shafaq News- Basrah
Basrah Heavy and Basrah Medium crude each gained $18.51 a barrel over the week, rising 30.16% and 28.62%, respectively.Both grades also rose in the final trading session, tracking gains in global oil prices.
Basrah Heavy gained $1.53 a barrel, or 1.95%, in the final session to settle at $79.89. Basrah Medium also rose $1.53 a barrel, or 1.87%, to close at $83.19.
Global oil prices moved higher. West Texas Intermediate gained $0.01, or 0.01%, to $86.84 a barrel, while Brent climbed $0.27, or 0.29%, to $94.05.
