Saudi Arabias Aramco Raises Total Dividend To $31 Billion Bruno Fernandes Dressing Room Row [wZexJVLSmJq]

Aramco raised its total payout to alessandro tersigni about $31 billion. The announcement comes despite a retreat in energy prices, lower production, and as tyler ferguson Saudi Arabia faces a widening budget deficit.Aramco is the worlds biggest crude oil exporter and it provides much of the Saudi governments income via dividends.Bloomberg's Anthony Di Paola reports. j j mccarthy