BAGHDAD, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Iraq’s total oil exports for August rose to 3.054 million barrels per day (bpd) from 2.9 million bpd in the previous month, the oil ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Exports from Iraq’s southern Basra terminals hit 2.95 million bpd during August, the ministry said. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed, Editing by Louise Heavens) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.