OPEC Conflicts and The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an intergovernmental organization that controls close to forty percent of the world’s total oil production. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the extremely brittle state of OPEC as we witnessed one of the most significant oil conflicts in history. In the article, we will discuss the recent Russian-Saudi Arabian conflict over oil supply cuts and the future of the oil and gas industry. Let’s get started. OPEC Conflicts—Saudi Arabia and Russia Oil Price War Saudi Arabia, the cartel’s most powerful member, launched a price war against Russia, which sent prices into free fall. The markets were already suffering huge financial losses from the global pandemic. This conflict between both countries in early March resulted in the biggest drop in oil prices in history, with the price becoming negative around mid-April. The impact of the oil price war between two oil-producing giants impacted the entire world. Multip