The kingdom said that the Biden administration had asked for a one-month delay to the reduction in output. That could have prevented a price spike before the American midterm elections.
Saudi Arabia says that the U.S. had urged the kingdom to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production. OPEC announced the
Saudi Arabia said Thursday that the U.S. had urged the kingdom to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production by a month which would have been just before the upcoming American midterm elections.
Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry issued a rare statement confirming the Biden administration had pressured OPEC+ to delay oil production cuts until November.
President Joe Biden's administration pushed the Saudi government to delay a cut in oil production until after the US midterm elections, Saudi Arabia said Thursday.
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