BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraq exported over 32 million barrels of crude oil, including condensates, during May and June, generating revenues exceeding 2.33 billion U.S. dollars, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Photo taken on March 07,2016 shows fire still accompany the extraction of oil from Baba Karkar field. (File photo: Xinhua)

Citing statistics from Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, the ministry said 20.23 million barrels were shipped from southern fields during the period via the Basra oil terminals, Iraq's primary export hub for crude.

Separately, 10.31 million barrels from northern Iraq's Kirkuk fields and 1.56 million from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region were exported via the Turkish port of Ceyhan, Türkiye's Mediterranean export terminal in Adana province, it added.

Iraq normally exports about 100 million barrels of crude monthly, but volumes have plunged since the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, triggering the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy artery.

Iraq's economy relies heavily on crude oil exports, which account for about 90 percent of the country's revenues.