Saudi Denies Any Anti-US Motive To OPEC+ Cut
‘Total rejection’: Saudi denies any anti-US motive to OPEC+ cut The US criticised the kingdom for insisting last week’s output cut was economically rather than politically motivated. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and US President Joe Biden meet in Jeddah in July [File: Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Court via Reuters] Published On 13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2022 Saudi Arabia is rejecting as baseless accusations that last week’s output cut by oil cartel OPEC and its allies, including Russia, was politically motivated against the United States. The decision to cut production by two million barrels a day from November infuriated the White House, with President Joe Biden promising “consequences” for OPEC’s top producer Saudi Arabia. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 ‘Balanced, thoughtful’: Russia praises OPEC for production cut list 2 of 4 US senator seeks ‘freeze’ in cooperation with Saudi Arabia list 3 of 4 Why is OPEC+ cutting oil production? list 4 of 4 Middle Eas