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\nSaudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday that the Kingdom will not sell oil to any country that attempts to impose a price cap on its supplies.
\nPrince Abdulaziz said in an interview published by Energy Intelligence that placing a ceiling on oil prices would inevitably lead to market instability, and Saudi Arabia would reduce its oil production.
\nThe prince added that OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations had succeeded in bringing significant stability and transparency to the oil market, especially in comparison to all other commodities markets.
\n\u201cThe NOPEC bill does not recognize the importance of holding spare capacity, and the consequences of not holding spare capacity on market stability,\u201d he said.
\nNOPEC refers to a No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels bill, proposed US legislation that could leave members of OPEC+ open to prosecution under American antitrust laws. The bill, which has been periodically proposed for several years, was revived this month by a bipartisan group of senators in Washington amid ongoing concern about high energy prices.
\nBut, said Prince Abdulaziz: \u201cNOPEC would also undermine investments in oil capacity and will cause global supply to fall severely short of future demand. The impacts will be felt all over the world on producers and consumers alike, as well as on the oil industry.\u201d
\nSaudi Arabia has proactively embarked on efforts to expand production capacity to 13.3 million barrels per day by 2027.
\n\u201cThe expansion is already under way, in the engineering phase, and the first increment is expected to come onstream in 2025,\u201d the prince said.
\n\u201cSpare capacity and global emergency stocks are the ultimate safety net for the oil market in face of potential shocks. I have repeatedly warned that global demand growth will outpace current global spare capacity, while emergency reserves are at a historic low.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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