{
  "id": 12085597,
  "title": "Saudi Aramco cuts Asia crude prices to six-year low amid recovery as oil flows rebound",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-aramco-cuts-asia-crude-prices-to-six-year-low-amid-recovery-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T05:18:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/10/05/saudi-aramco-cuts-asia-crude-prices-to-six-year-low-amid-recovery-as-oil-flows-rebound/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Saudi Aramco has reduced the prices for its top crude grade sold to Asian buyers to a six-year low, in an effort to increase market share amid a recovery in oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The state-owned oil company will sell Arab Light crude to Asian customers at a discount of $5 a barrel below the regional benchmark for November, up from a $2 discount in October. This price cut signals that Saudi Arabia may be attempting to boost sales to Asia as oil flows from the Middle East recover following months of disruption related to the Iran war.",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Saudi Aramco cuts Asia crude prices to six-year low amid recovery as oil flows rebound",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-aramco-cuts-asia-crude-prices-to-six-year-low-amid-recovery-as-12085617",
        "published": "2026-10-05T05:18:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}