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Saudi Arabia Is Slashing Oil Supply — And It Could Mean Higher Gas Prices For US Drivers

Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push oil higher.

The Saudi cut of 1 million barrels per day, to start in July, comes as the other OPEC+ producers agreed in a meeting in Vienna to extend earlier production cuts through next year.

Calling the reduction a “lollipop,” Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said at a news conference that “we wanted to ice the cake.” He said the cut could be extended and that the group “will do whatever is necessary to bring stability to this market.”
The new cut would likely push up oil prices in the short term, but the impact after that would depend on whether Saudi Arabia decides to extend it, said Jorge Leon, senior vice president of oil markets research at Rystad Energy.
The move provides “a price floor because the Saudis can play with the voluntary cut as much as they like,” he said.

The slump in oil prices has helped U. S. drivers fill their tanks more cheaply and gave consumers worldwide some relief from inflation.

I chose the Obama presidency.

I remember the day Obama was elected. I was only 14 years old, but I had this inner sense that something was terribly wrong. As a young adolescent, I was naive and never involved in politics, but my gut instinct set off alarms and I knew our nation was in for a world of hurt.

Obama's presidency sparked a new era of aggressive, radical, woke, and socialist movements that rapidly evolved and transformed the United States into the divisive battleground it is today.

Under his so-called leadership, traditional American morals and values were spiraling into a deep decline. I remember "social justice" issues being forced down the throats of people. Opposition to leftist policies and ideologies was met with accusations of "racism" and "bigotry". I felt the Obama administration encouraged and even facilitated this
behavior.

The socio-political divide continued to grow even stronger to where one was even hesitant to voice opposing opinions due to the likelihood of being alienated by friends and even family members with left-leaning views.

Shortly into his presidency, my family faced a lot of financial woes. My family was a stable, middle-class family. My father took a job back in my home state, and my parents had to sell the house. During this time, the housing crisis hit, causing my parents to lose tens of thousands of dollars. While my family was struggling, I remember gas prices soared to around $4 a gallon. Once a prosperous family that was able to eat out at restaurants often, I remember us worried about affording to put food on the table. It was scary times. Now, I don't know if this is entirely Obama's fault. There is speculation that a lot of economic challenges were a result of the Bush era. I cannot confirm either way, but I felt Obama didn't help the situation either.

Bottom line, since the Obama presidency, a lot of bad turn of events occurred, even many years after he left office.