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Originally Posted by DuffMan

They aren’t dicking around



https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/14/mid...www.cnn.com%2F

A bit of a bluff. Increased oil prices would make the USA's shale and fracking resources profitable, which would also make them energy independent. The Saudi's don't want to turn their best customer into a competitor.

Both the USA and the Saudis are unlikely to upset their current arrangement.