Saudi Arabia Cuts Flagship Oil Price to Asia for Third Month

Pipe work at the Khurais oil field in Khurais, Saudi Arabia.

Photographer: Maya Sidiqqui/Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia dropped the price of its flagship crude grade to Asia for a third month on persistent signs of oversupply in the market.

State producer Saudi Aramco reduced the price of its Arab Light grade for customers in Asia to a 30-cent premium to the regional benchmark for February, according to a price list seen by Bloomberg. That was broadly in line with a Bloomberg surveyBloomberg Terminal of traders and refiners.