Oil executives and Middle East producers are concerned that trade tensions between the United States and China risk clouding the outlook for global energy demand growth and a recovery in the price of oil. “It is not unique to our country to feel a certain level of anxiety (about tensions). But there is a lot of wisdom on both sides… I hope this anxiety will prove unfounded,” Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told Reuters. Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of free trade in Davos on Tuesday, underscoring Beijing’s desire to play a greater global role as the United States turns inward. “The two largest economies need to sort out their differences for the wellbeing of the global community,” Falih, who sets energy policies for the world’s largest […]