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Following the drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities, the price of benchmark Brent Crude oil futures contracts experiences a surge of up to 19.5% at market opening, marking the largest percentage increase since the 1990 oil price shock triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The attack on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure causes concerns over global oil supply and potential geopolitical tensions in the region.
Saturday, 14 September, 2019