Crude oil loading suspended at all Iraqi terminals after drone incident – Reuters
Citing four Iraqi oil and security sources, Reuters reported on Thursday that a drone crashed into an oil tanker in Iraq's Basra terminal, although no damage or fire was caused.
However, crude oil flows were suspended in all of Iraq's oil loading terminals after the incident, the sources said.
Market reaction
Despite these headlines, WTI - the US Oil benchmark - holds its retreat from the $80 mark, trading 0.96% lower on the day at $79 as of writing.
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