Iraq announced that its oil exports during the month of March rose to nearly 75 million barrels, compared to its exports in February, which amounted to 71 million barrels. Meanwhile, the deputy chairman of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament said that the Oil Ministry is using these figures to [divert attention from] the fact that it failed to deliver on its commitments to achieve a real increase in the volume of exports.
A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Assem Jihad, said in a statement received by Al-Monitor that the crude oil exports for the month of March witnessed an increase in the exported quantities and revenues, as the volume of exports reached 74.9 millions barrels with a revenue that amounted to $7.77 billion.