By Newsbase 'Right now the price is high enough that that war will continue,' Trump said at Davos. WHAT: Trump is seeking OPEC support to bring down oil prices. WHY: The US President said lower oil prices would bring about a faster end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump will give a virtual address and answer questions from the World Economic Forum on Thursday.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman held talks on Monday with his Iraqi and Libyan counterparts, Hayan Abdel-Ghani and Khalifa Abdulsadek, in Riyadh on efforts to support the stability of global energy markets,
President Donald Trump threatened business leaders with higher tariffs, vowed to “demand” decreased oil prices from Opec and called for lower interest rates from central banks in a boast-filled address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Oil fell 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum.
The president says he wants Opec and Saudi Arabia to bring down the price of oil which he says is fuelling the Russia-Ukraine war.
Crude futures are headed for weekly declines after U.S. President Trump outlined plans to boost domestic production and said he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices. Brent crude and WTI both rose 0.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday proved that words can be just as powerful as actions — at least temporarily — after his promise to ask the Saudis and OPEC to lower the cost of oil led to a downturn in crude prices.
"You've got to bring down the oil price, you've got to end that war. They should have done it long ago," President Donald Trump said.
During a speech to the World Economic Forum on Thursday, President Donald Trump pressured the Saudi Crown Prince to increase his planned $600 billion investment in the U.S. "to a round $1 trillion" and to lower the global price of oil.
The president's remarks follow an announcement by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince that the kingdom will invest $600 billion in the US.
Trump tells OPEC to lower oil prices in remarks to World Economic Forum.