BAGHDAD, July 6: The capacity of Iraq's oil terminal on the Gulf has risen to 1.8 million barrels per day (BPD), its highest level since the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, an Iraqi oil officials said on Sunday, reports AFP.

Rafed Yassin Al-Dabuni of the Southern Petroleum Co. quoted in official newspapers, said capacity at Mina Al-Bakr has reached 75.000 barrels an hour, or (1.8 million/BD).

Mina Al-Bakr is one of two ports used for UN-authorised Iraqi crude exports, along with Ceyhan on the Mediterranean in Southeast Turkey.

In June. 11 tankers picked up 20 million barrels of Iraqi crude from Mina Al-Bakr, said Dabuni. adding that the quantity of exports from the port was set to double in July.