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1973 oil crisis

Gulf Six unilaterally raise the posted price of Saudi Light marker crude 17 percent from $3.12 to $3.65 per barrel

Monday Oct 8, 1973
Arabian Peninsula

The Gulf Six (Iran, Iraq, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) unilaterally raise the posted price of Saudi Light marker crude 17 percent from $3.12 to $3.65 per barrel and announce production cuts.


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