Oil prices surge as Saudi Arabia leads shock production cuts
The Independent✕ Close Related video For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oil prices surged in early morning trading after Saudia Arabia and other major oil producers announced a surprise cut in production. Analysts said higher oil prices would help fill Russian president Vladimir Putin’s coffers as his country wages war on Ukraine and force Americans and others to pay even more at the pump amid inflation fuelled in part by that conflict. The cuts represent less than 5 per cent of the country’s average production of 11.5 million barrels per day in 2022.