{
  "id": 230482,
  "title": "Saudi Crude Shipments to US Plunge to Zero as Oil Refiners Pivot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/saudi-crude-shipments-to-us-plunge-to-zero-as-oil-refiners-pivot",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T17:47:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/saudi-crude-shipments-to-us-plunge-to-zero-as-oil-refiners-pivot"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US imports of Saudi Arabian oil dropped to zero in July, the first time that’s happened for an entire month since 1985, according to preliminary government data.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Saudi Crude Shipments to US Plunge to Zero as Oil Refiners Pivot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/saudi-crude-shipments-to-us-plunge-to-zero-as-oil-refiners-pivot-232312",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:16:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}