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    Saudi Arabia in active talks to price oil sales in Chinese yuan.


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    Saudi Arabia is in active talks withBeijing to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar withthe matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance of theglobal petroleum market and mark another shift by the world’s top crudeexporter toward Asia.

    The talks with China over yuan-pricedoil contracts have been off and on for six years but have accelerated this yearas the Saudis have grown increasingly unhappy with decades-old U.S. securitycommitments to defend the kingdom, the people said.

    The Saudis are angry over the U.S.’slack of support for their intervention in the Yemen civil war, and over theBiden administration’s attempt to strike a deal with Iran over its nuclearprogram. Saudi officials have said they were shocked by the precipitous U.S.withdrawal from Afghanistan last year.

    China buys more than 25% of the oilthat Saudi Arabia exports. If priced in yuan, those sales would boost thestanding of China’s currency. The Saudis are also considering including yuan-denominatedfutures contracts, known as the petroyuan, in the pricing model of SaudiArabian Oil Co. , known as Aramco.

    Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance of the global petroleum market and mark another shift by the world’s top crude exporter toward Asia.

    The talks with China over yuan-priced oil contracts have been off and on for six years but have accelerated this year as the Saudis have grown increasingly unhappy with decades-old U.S. security commitments to defend the kingdom, the people said.

    The Saudis are angry over the U.S.’s lack of support for their intervention in the Yemen civil war, and over the Biden administration’s attempt to strike a deal with Iran over its nuclear program. Saudi officials have said they were shocked by the precipitous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last year.

    China buys more than 25% of the oil that Saudi Arabia exports. If priced in yuan, those sales would boost the standing of China’s currency. The Saudis are also considering including yuan-denominated futures contracts, known as the petroyuan, in the pricing model of Saudi Arabian Oil Co. , known as Aramco.

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