Oil prices drop following report Saudi Arabia will raise crude output

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Oil prices fell Thursday morning, just hours after a new report revealed Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, is considering increasing production later this year. 

The move comes just weeks after the nation and eight other members of OPEC+ agreed to temporarily pause oil output hikes, as prices have fallen dramatically in recent weeks. 

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