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Saudi Arabia raises Arab Light crude price to Asia - ForexLive

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Saudi Arabia raised the official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab Light crude to Asia in April.

- Saudi Aramco set the OSP for April-loading Arab Light crude to Asia at $1.70 a barrel over the Oman/Dubai average
- Up from the previous $1.50
- market expectations were for a range from unchanged to +20 cents a barrel for April.

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