Saudis Head to OPEC+ Talks Reluctant to Do Trump's Bidding
- Kingdom is likely to support extension of production cuts pact
- Brent around $67 a barrel is below price most producers need
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Four months ago, Saudi Arabia’s devotion to its decades-old oil partnership with the U.S. was stronger than ever.
President Donald Trump was poised to choke off crude exports from the kingdom’s political nemesis, Iran. And the Saudis, shunned by other nations after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, were readily obliging the White House with record supplies.