Saudi Arabia is reportedly ready to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 a barrel for crude as it prepares to increase output

Saudi Arabia is preparing to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 a barrel for crude as it prepares to increase output, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Saudi Arabia is ready to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 a barrel for crude as it prepares to increase output, in a sign that the kingdom is resigned to a period of lower oil prices, according to people familiar with the country’s thinking.

Prices of oil continue to drop after a new report revealed Saudi Arabia is considering increasing production later this year.

Oil prices are back in the spotlight, perhaps for not the best reasons. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude oil exporter, is set to increase production in December, abandoning its previously pursued $100 per barrel price target.