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Trump/Saudi Arabia’s king agreed on importance of stability in global energy

Trump, Saudi Arabia King speak: White House

A White House spokesman is out saying that
  • Pres. Trump and Saudi Arabia’s king in a conversation agreed on importance of stability in global energy markets
  • The leaders reaffirmed strong US – Saudi defense partnership
The tumble in crude oil prices has had to strong catalysts. One was Saudi Arabia flooding the market with supply after failing to reach an agreement with Russia on production cuts. The next was the impact from the global coronavirus. 1 influenced supply in a bearish way. The other influenced demand in a bearish way.
The price of WTI crude oil futures for the July contract is trading up $1.16 or 4.67% at just below’s $26 a barrel. Brent crude oil prices moved above the 30 level today after rising $1.38 to $30.84.

Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil exports by another 600k bpd starting from May

According to a Saudi energy ministry official

That will bring total crude oil exports by the kingdom to 10.6 mil bpd, as the official says the increase in exports is due to displacing crude with natural gas and drop in local demand.

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