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per barrel above the Dubai benchmarkor less. per barrel above the Dubai benchmark. per barrel above the Dubai benchmark. per barrel above the Dubai benchmark. Qatar has followed Saudi Arabia in cutting the price of its al-Shaheen crude for May deliveries, Reuters has reported, citing trade sources.
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than might be inferred from either its size or its current crude oil production of just under 3 million barrels per day (bpd). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) holds much greater geopolitical significance to both China and the U.S.
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