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Saudi Minister Calls for 1M Bpd Global Oil Output Cut

Saudi Minister Calls for 1M Bpd Global Oil Output Cut
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Oil producing countries should cut output by one million barrels per day to re-balance the market, Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Monday, following a drop in crude prices.

"The technical analysis we reviewed yesterday shows that we need a reduction approaching one million bpd to balance the market," Khalid al-Falih told an energy conference in Abu Dhabi.

Falih said Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil supplier, will cut its production by 500,000 bpd as of next month to help stabilize the market.

His counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Suhail al-Mazrouei, currently the president of OPEC, similarly said "changes" would likely be necessary.

He, however, added that "we need not to overreact when these things happen."

Crude oil dropped to a low of $30 a barrel in January 2016. Benchmark Brent crude, which had been trading above $80 a barrel recently, now hovers just over $70.

The officials spoke Monday at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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