Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, raised August’s crude oil prices for Asian buyers to near record levels amid tight supply and robust demand. OPEC+ has decided to stick to their projected market output despite demands from the United States and the United Kingdom to increase their oil output, in order to lower global oil prices.

Saudi Arabia sets August crude prices to Asia at near-record high

Posted On: July 5, 2022

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Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, raised August’s crude oil prices for Asian buyers to near record levels amid tight supply and robust demand. OPEC+ has decided to stick to their projected market output despite demands from the United States and the United Kingdom to increase their oil output, in order to lower global oil prices.