President Donald Trump did not hide his disappointment with the gift he received from the UAE — a small amount of UAE’s flagship Murban crude oil, and said he was not thrilled because he was given only a drop of it. But it’s better than no drop, Trump said, smiling. “The highest quality oil there is on the planet and they only gave me a drop of it…so I’m not thrilled! But it’s better than no drop.”Even Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE minister of industry and advanced technology and Adnoc (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) managing director and group CEO, who gifted him the token oil laughed at Trump’s complaining. Adnoc replied to Trump’s grouse and posted: “Don’t worry, there’s plenty ore where that came from.”
What is Murban oil?
A light and sweet oil, Murban crude has low sulfer content and it’s less costly to refine this oil compared to heavier crudes. This is well-suited for the production of high-value products like jet fuel, premium gasoline and high-grade diesel. According to Adnoc, in April last year, Murban exports averaged 1.636 million barrels per day. The UAE has a production capacity of 2 million barrels per day for Murban.Trump’s visit to the UAE on Friday marks the end of his four-day Middle East tour which was riddled by controversies because of the $400 million jet that he is supposed to accept from Qatar. It is a Boeing that will become President Trump’s Air Force One after presidential modification, and will go to his museum after his term ends. Democrats called it an open-daylight bribery, but Trump said he is not a fool to turn down the gift of an expensive plane that is coming to him free, while the administration spends a lot of money for planes.
