Oil Prices Soar as Saudi Arabia Announces 1 Million Barrel Production Cut
Brent crude futures was at $78.42 a barrel, up $2.29, or 3%, at 2219 GMT after earlier hitting a session-high of $78.73 a barrel
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Brent crude futures was at $78.42 a barrel, up $2.29, or 3%, at 2219 GMT after earlier hitting a session-high of $78.73 a barrel
In a dramatic decision, Saudi Arabia announced Sunday that it will take a unilateral step to slash its oil output by 1 billion barrels per day in order to boost global oil prices.
Oil prices rose slightly on Monday morning as Saudi Arabia announced another 1 million barrels per day production cut, the only OPEC+ member to cut production.
Oil prices rose around $1 on the barrel early Monday after Saudi Arabia announced an additional production cut in July, by one million barrels per day.
Oil prices rose after Saudi Arabia announced it would cut its output to 9 million barrels per day in July, from around 10 million bpd in May, the biggest reduction in years, while a broader OPEC+ deal to limit supply into 2024 also underpinned futures