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Saudi Oil Price Cuts Spark Surge in Asian Orders
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Saudi Arabia's decision to cut oil prices has led to a surge in orders from Asian buyers, with 9 million barrels of crude ordered for loading next month, indicating a positive response to the price reduction.
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Asian crude oil buyers except China have ordered 9 million barrels more Saudi crude for loading next month amid the kingdom’s push to cut its prices, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. The Saudis, earlier this month, lowered the official selling price of their flagship Arab Light by $0.30 per barrel above the average of the Oman and Dubai benchmarks, to a premium of $0.30 a barrel above the Oman/Dubai quotes. That’s down from a premium of $0.60 per barrel for the January loadings and the lowest premium in more than five…
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