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Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports via the Red Sea Remain Uninterrupted

Saudi Arabia is exporting crude oil via the Red Sea as usual despite Houthi attacks on vessels in the region, a senior Aramco official told Bloomberg.

“We’re moving in the Red Sea with our oil and products cargoes,” Mohammed Al Qahtani, head of Aramco’s refining, oil trading and marketing division said, adding that the risks were “manageable”.

Saudis Continue Sending Oil via Tense Red Sea

Saudis Continue Sending Oil via Tense Red Sea
by Bloomberg|Matthew Martin & Anthony Di Paola|Friday, January 26, 2024

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Saudis Continue Sending Oil via Tense Red Sea
Aramco is bucking threats on Red Sea vessels from Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is continuing to send tanker loads of crude and fuels through the southern Red Sea, where Houthi militants have for months been menacing merchant ships in response to Israel’s war in Gaza.

Saudi Arabia Cuts the Price of Its Flagship Crude for Asian Buyers

Saudi Arabia reduced the official selling price of its flagship crude by $0.50 per barrel for Asian buyers in January.
This is the first price reduction in seven months, although it is a smaller reduction than analysts had expected.
The move was in response to intensified international competition after OPEC production cuts pushed Middle Eastern oil prices higher.