OPEC+ will be very happy with where oil prices currently are and is unlikely to change its course anytime soon The U.S. does have the ability to increase production, but U.S. shale does not have support from either the government or shareholders to boost production significantly The two bearish variables that could drag prices down in the near term are a strong dollar and the continuation of inventory builds For years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy has suffered from low oil prices. Since 2014 when it increased supplies to try and break American shale producers, Saudi Arabia has had to struggle with a flooded market. Its cash reserves have been drawn down by hundreds of billions and it had to sell a small percentage of its prize asset, Saudi Aramco. At the same time, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan fell behind in its lofty goals of diversifying its […]