The UAE Gifts US President Trump a Single Drop of Oil
A symbolic drop of Murban: UAE gifts President Trump its finest crude oil as his landmark Gulf visit wraps up.
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The UAE gifted the US President Donald Trump a capsule of domestically produced oil called Murban, which is the highest quality grade of crude oil.
The managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, presented the gift to the US President.
When President Trump received the gift, he jokingly said, "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."
Murban is considered one of the lowest carbon-emission crude oils in the world.
The American President was given the gift on the last day of his Gulf visit, which ended in the UAE.
President Trump is the first American President in almost 30 years to visit the UAE. He also received the Order of Zayed during his visit and he finazlied commercial deals worth $200 billion with the UAE.
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