A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, Iran, July 25, 2015. (Reuters Photo) The declining demand and increasing oil supply in recent decades have led to oil abundance in the energy market. One of the most important features of this shift is the expectation of lower oil prices, which, in the short run, has negative effects on the economic and political stability of oil-exporting countries with high dependence on oil revenues. As a result of this new market order, the group of oil-exporting countries is faced with the dual maintenance of short-term economic stability by supporting high oil prices and ensuring the security of oil demand in the long run by adopting market share policies and lower prices. The coronavirus outbreak has put all industrial and economic sectors around the world in trouble. […]