Macron told Biden bad news that Saudi Arabia could hardly increase oil production

According to Reuters on the 27th, French President Macron said on Monday that the UAE President has told him that the two major oil export countries of the country and Saudi Arabia could hardly increase oil production.

The report pointed out that the only two of the Organization of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Country (OPEC) with a large amount of idle capacity of the Organization of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Country (OPEC) are considered to be an oil -producing country with a large amount of idle capacity. If the two countries increase the delivery of oil exports, they can reduce international oil prices.

During the Summit of the Western Seventh G7 (G7) leader, Macron was photographed to recover the content of his call with the UAE leaders. You can hear Macron saying, "I and MBZ told me two things." First of all, the UAE is currently "maximum production capacity in oil production." Secondly, "he said that Saudi Arabia can increase by 15 (10,000 barrels per day), or a little more, but in six months, they do not have huge production capacity." Macron said that the Emirates President Muhammad · Ben Zayd Alener Harry.

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It is reported that the UAE Minister of Energy Suhail Bin Mohammed Al-Mazrouei subsequently issued a statement saying that "Given the recent media reports, I want to clarify that according to the current" OPEC+"benchmark production, the UAE is close to the limit to the limit. Production in production capacity. "

Reuters mentioned that after Macron's above remarks were reported, the international market benchmark crude oil prices rose. As the West seeks sanctions on the use of embargo Russian crude oil, Brent crude oil prices have risen by 1.7% to more than $ 115 per barrel. In recent months, the world's oil prices have been high due to supply shortage and demand after the epidemic.

It is reported that the daily output of Saudi Arabia is 10.5 million barrels, and its capacity is up to 12 million to 12.5 million barrels per day. Theoretically its daily output can also increase about 2 million barrels. The daily output of the UAE is about 3 million barrels, with a capacity of 3.4 million barrels, and has been working hard to increase it to 4 million barrels.

According to previous reports, the White House had tried to arrange for Biden to talk to Saudi and the UAE leaders to discuss how to curb the soaring oil prices. However, Saudi Arabia and the UAE rejected the so -called "use strategic oil reserve to suppress rising crude oil prices" in the United States.

On June 14, local time, the two countries have announced that the "Trip of Saudi Arabia" in Biden will be officially launched from July 15th to 16th. However, Biden and his staff insisted that the visit was more considered due to safety issues, not because of oil prices.

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