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US President Donald Trump said Saturday (30) on Twitter that King Salman of Saudi Arabia has accepted his request to step up oil production.
"I just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that because of the turbulence and disorganization in Iran and Venezuela, I asked him to increase the oil production from Saudi Arabia, perhaps up to 2,000 (19659002) Trump has repeatedly attacked the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Twitter in recent months, put more pressure on Riyadh, an important ally, to increase production, he expects the price of fuel to fall in mid-term elections to the US Congress in November.
His latest comments are arrived a week after OPEC members agreed to increase their production in July.
The Saudi official press agency said Saturday that the call was an initiative of the President of the United States and that both leaders mentioned "the need to make efforts to preserve the stability of the oil market and the growth of the world economy. "
The two leaders also commented on" the efforts of producing countries to cover potential supply shortages, "according to the Saudi source.
An increase in production of about 1 million barrels per day from July was announced.
"I think this will contribute significantly to meeting the additional demand," said Saudi Energy Minister, Khalid al-Faleh,
Saudi Arabia producing more than 9.9 million barrels per day in May OPEC, citing secondary sources.
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