In a bid to unblock the Brexit negotiations ahead of the European Council in Brussels next month, the U.K. has dramatically expanded the scope of what it is formally willing to pay in ongoing financial commitments, a senior government minister familiar with the negotiations confirmed Wednesday. Source: Politico
Officials close to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, discussed plans in 2017 with businessmen to potentially use private companies to assassinate Iranian enemies, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Source Arutz Sheva
Khalid al-Falih told reporters that Saudi Aramco’s customer crude oil nominations would fall by 500,000 bpd in December versus November due to seasonal lower demand. The cut represents a reduction in global oil supply of about 0.5 percent. Source: Reuters
Iran sold 700,000 barrels of crude oil to private companies for export on Sunday in a second round of sales aimed at countering U.S. sanctions on the country’s exports, oil ministry news website SHANA reported. Source: Reuters
