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Saudi Arabia Tightens Grip on OPEC+ by Pushing Through Oil Surge
When Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman was appointed Saudi Arabia's energy minister six years ago, he vowed to heed even the smallest of OPEC+ nations. But at the cartel's meeting this weekend, even the most powerful members couldn't block Riyadh's designs.
The kingdom steered the group to agree the third super-sized monthly output hike in a row, despite dissent from a faction led by Russia. The Saudis are doubling down on a historic shift, driving oil prices lower as they seek to punish the alliance's quota cheats and reclaim their share of global markets.
