Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, announced Sunday it would raise the price of crude oil by 80 cents up in January from the previous month.
Oil prices were up Monday to over $71 a barrel following an announcement that Saudi Arabia would increase the price of crude, signalling confidence in demand despite the spread of the omicron variant of Covid-19. Brent crude gained 2.1 percent to $71.35 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate increased 2.35 percent to $67.82 per barrel […]