Will Aramco IPO Diminish Saudi Role as Swing Oil Producer?

  • 25 Nov 2019
  • By Blu Putnam

Saudi oil company Aramco is about to go public in a trillion-dollar IPO. Will the move change the Saudi and OPEC dynamic in the oil market?

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Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and concentrations in central banking, investment research, and portfolio management, Blu serves as CME Group’s spokesperson on global economic conditions.

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