Saudi Arabia Starts Oil Price War Following OPEC–Russia Rift

Saudi Arabia Starts Oil Price War Following OPEC–Russia Rift
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, speaks during a press conference in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 17, 2019. Amr Nabil/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Updated:

Saudi Arabia has fired the first salvo in an oil price war, slashing crude prices after OPEC’s supply pact with Russia collapsed March 6 in bitter acrimony.

State oil giant Saudi Aramco said in a statement March 7 that it was cutting its official selling price (OSP) for April for all its crude grades to all destinations, amounting to unprecedented discounts of nearly 20 percent in key markets.

Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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