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Saudi oil facility attack expected to cause huge jump in prices as Trump weighs releasing emergency reserves

An attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility over the weekend, which is responsible for cutting off at least five percent of the world’s oil supply, is set to have major implications on the world economy and potentially gas prices.

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As a result of the attack, the Saudis have reduced their oil production by nearly five million barrels per day, which is almost half of its normal output.

One of the consequences of the reduction in Saudi output is a dramatic increase in the price of a barrel of oil, which is expected to at least double in the short-term.

This leaves President Trump with a decision as to whether to tap into the United States’ emergency oil reserves in order to cut off a sharp domestic rise in gas prices.

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The Saudis have oil reserves stashed throughout the world that can help mitigate the immediate losses, but if the outage drags on, the economic impact could be much greater.

From Bloomberg:

“While most analysts agree that prices will spike initially, the duration of the outage is key. Saudi Arabia has millions of barrels stored in locations around the world, which they can draw down to replace the lost production. A rally could also be tempered if the U.S. and other countries release oil from their strategic reserves to ease the shortfall.”

One thing for sure is that Monday will be a very active day for the world economy and especially the oil market.

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