OPEC
First Saudi royal energy minister faces the OPEC test
The prince is seen as more consensual than his technocratic predecessors
Saudi ArabiaSaudi pressure may fail to curtail Iraqi oil output
Riyadh has urged OPEC members to abide by production cuts, which Baghdad (a chronic overproducer) has promised to do
IraqRussia voices commitment to continued OPEC caps
The Russian president has expressed support for continuing a deal in which OPEC members and non-members curtail output
OPECRiyadh will serve own interests with oil production
The energy minister says production cuts could be extended, despite Trump's claims of an agreement to boost output
Saudi ArabiaSaudi-Russian oil market leverage adapts to US actions
Moscow and Riyadh agree another output cut arrangement to stabilise the market
RussiaQatar will grow more assertive, but not hubristic
OPEC withdrawal sets a more bullish course for trade and diplomacy, but Doha will not risk its reputation for stability
QatarQatar’s motives for leaving OPEC are likely political
The energy minister has announced that Qatar will leave OPEC at the end of the year, saying Doha wants to focus on gas
QatarRussia’s Saudi focus is strategy as well as publicity
Russia's president indicates that he and the Saudi crown prince can direct oil prices even if they have few friends
Russia