Saudi frets over longer output loss
20 September 2019 |
4:03 pm
Oil remains in turmoil with Saudi Arabia less optimistic it can rapidly restore output at the facility hit by drones on Sunday. Riyadh claims weapons from Iran were used against two Aramco plants. The U.S. has already blamed Tehran with President Trump saying there is “strong evidence” of its involvement. Bloomberg’s Riad Hamade and James Thornhill report on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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