SINGAPORE- Iraq has raised the February official selling price (OSP) for Basra Light crude for shipment to Asia to $2.55 a barrel above the average of Oman/Dubai quotes, up 45 cents from the previous month, according to a pricing document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Basra Heavy crude to Asia for the same month has been priced at minus $1.05 a barrel to Oman/Dubai quotes, up 65 cents.

The February Basra Light OSP to the North and South American markets rose 10 cents to $1.60 a barrel on the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI), and the price of Kirkuk to the United States also increased by 10 cents to $0.70 a barrel on ASCI.

For Europe, the February OSP for Basra Light fell $1.55 below dated Brent to minus $5.80 a barrel and the February Kirkuk OSP fell to minus $4.20.

(Reporting by Florence Tan; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) ((Florence.Tan@thomsonreuters.com; +65 6870 3497; Reuters Messaging: florence.tan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))