Saudi Arabia says the OPEC+ decision was purely economic and was taken unanimously
Turkey accused the United States of bullying its ally Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ producers announced major oil production cuts despite American objections.
OPEC+ announced recently it would produce two million barrels of oil less a day starting in November, curbing supply in an already tight market despite pressure from the US and other nations to increase output.
US President Joe Biden said last week “there will be consequences” for American relations with Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ move.
“We see that a country has threatened Saudi Arabia, especially recently. This bullying is not correct,” foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said at a news conference in southern Turkey on Friday.
“We don’t think it’s right for the US to use it as an element of pressure on Saudi Arabia or any other country in this way.”
The US is eager to see Saudi Arabia and OPEC partners pump more oil to help bring down the high cost of petrol and ease the highest US inflation rate in 40 years.