Saudi Aramco Raises All June Crude Price Differentials to U.S.
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Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest crude exporter, raised differentials used in determining its official selling prices for all crude grades to customers in the U.S. by 80 cents a barrel each and increased levels for its two lightest blends to buyers in Asia for June.
The state-owned producer, known as Saudi Aramco, boosted the June premium for Arab Medium for U.S. buyers to $1 a barrel more than the Argus Sour Crude Index, from 20 cents over the benchmark for May, the company said today in an e-mailed statement. The premium will be the highest for the blend since April 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.