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Oil prices spike after U.S. airstrike kills Iran general
There was no immediate indication how Iran would respond, but Tehran has seized oil tankers in the past and shot down a U.S. military drone.
The nations have agreed to cut their crude production by an extra 500,000 barrels a day.
The attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record.
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Sunday that major oil producers need to do better to narrow swings in prices that dip below $60 a barrel and rise above $86.
Crude prices have been falling since October because major producers are pumping oil at high rates and due to fears that weaker economic growth could dampen energy demand.
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