Is Oil-And-Gas Friendship Possible Between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
... sceptical view of the prospects for a Russian-Saudi energy partnership. To begin with, the possibility of Russia working with OPEC as a whole is fairly low, since that organisation is beset by internal dissent. The primary line of confrontation lies between Saudi Arabia's position, advocating a freeze on oil production, and the plans by Iran and Iraq to increase output. It was the Saudis' unwillingness to agree a freeze unless Iran joined the agreement that scuppered ...