Saudi Arabia refutes Donald Trump's '2M barrels' tweet
US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that he had asked the king in a phone call to increase oil production "to make up the difference...Prices to (sic) high! He has agreed!" But a little over an hour later the state-run Saudi Press Agency denied the post shared by Trump, and saying During the call, the two leaders stressed the need to make efforts to maintain the stability of oil markets and the growth of the global economy."
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 30 June 2018
- Modified Date: 04:50 | 30 June 2018
Saudi Arabia says that King Salman has spoken to President Donald Trump, but gave no mention of the 2 million barrels of extra production the American leader tweeted about earlier in the day.
A statement on the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Saturday afternoon said: "During the call, the two leaders stressed the need to make efforts to maintain the stability of oil markets and the growth of the global economy."
It added that there also was an understanding that oil-producing countries would need "to compensate for any potential shortage of supplies." It did not elaborate.
Trump tweeted earlier Saturday that he has received assurances from King Salman that his kingdom would increase oil production, "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels," in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela.
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