Record Refining Helps Saudi Oil Income amid Crude Price Decline

Saudi Arabia’s oil revenues have been suffering from the oil price slump during the second quarter. But there’s a silver lining in falling crude prices – profits from refining the crude rise with cheaper feedstock. While Saudi Arabia has been restricting crude oil production and exports as part of the OPEC+ deal, it has been running refineries at near-record levels this year and exporting record-high volumes of refined petroleum products. Stronger refining margins and higher exports of petroleum products have generated more income…