Saudi Arabia cuts its crude prices for customers in Asia

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5 February 2016

Saudi Arabia cuts its crude prices for customers in Asia

Saudi Arabia on Thursday lowered its crude prices for customers in Asia. Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco), the country's state-owned oil company, said that it cut its Arab Light crude by $0.20 a barrel to $1 a barrel. Saudi Aramco lowered the premium for Arab Extra Light crude by $0.40 a barrel to $1.30 a barrel.

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