| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : Canada, International, Saudi Arabia, United States, Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Oman, OPEC, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela | | | | TOPICS : industry, derivatives, energy, infrastructure, oil, prices, economy, investment | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : Saudi Arabia's decision to change the way it prices oil delivered to the US market from January 2010 reflects its disenchantment with the current pricing benchmark, West Texas Intermediate. Riyadh wants heavy high sulphur crude grades to have more influence on pricing |
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