BASRA, Iraq- Iraq exported an average of 3.6 million barrels per day (bpd) from its southern oilfields so far in August, two oil executives said on Thursday.

Iraq exported 3.543 million bpd of crude oil in July.

(Reporting by Aref Mohammed, writing by Ahmed Rasheed; editing by David Evans) ((maria.tsvetkova@thomsonreuters.com; +7 495 775 1242;))