Saudi Aramco benefited from a more than 50 per cent surge in oil prices last year as increased Covid-19 vaccination rates and loosening restrictions resulted in demand outpacing supply.
Prices then leapt above US$100 a barrel last month to hit 14-year highs after Russia invaded Ukraine, leading Western nations to urge Saudi Arabia and other producers to raise output.
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