Is Saudi Arabia fukked? They’re producing less oil AND prices are down

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1. Why is Saudi Arabia producing less oil?​

Traditionally, people thought that Saudi Arabia was the world’s crucial “swing producer” of oil. The basic idea was that even though Saudi was far from a monopolist in the global oil market, they were the only producer who could increase or decrease production by huge amounts in a very short time frame. And so it was thought that the Saudis could basically control global oil prices, both because global demand is inelastic (meaning that modest swings in production can change prices a lot) and because the other OPEC countries would follow the Saudis’ lead.

But in recent years, another key swing producer has emerged: the United States. Since around 2010, the biggest swing by far has been the rise of U.S. shale oil production. And even as the Saudis have slashed production in 2023, the U.S. has raised its own oil output by almost as much.


Source: The Economist via Stefan Schubert
And guess which way prices have moved as a result:


The U.S. is winning the tug-of-war. Saudi has cut production, but prices have gone down anyway. The combination of fewer barrels sold and fewer dollars per barrel is dealing a crushing blow to the Saudi economy. The country is now in a recession, with GDP shrinking at a stupendous 4.5% annualized rate in the third quarter.

The Saudis are in big trouble. Their ability to push oil prices around like a monopolist is gone, so cutting production simply impoverishes them. That’s bad news for a country that has seen zero GDP growth in 30 years:


So did the Saudis just make a simple mistake when they cut output? Did they think they were still the swing producer? Or is there some other reason they’re curbing production? Are they even able to maintain production without massively driving up extraction costs? Is it possible that their legendary spare capacity has actually dried up?

If so, that would help explain the country’s eagerness to break into the tech industry. If Saudi oil capacity is weaker than they’re letting on, then diversifying their economy isn’t just a means of resuming growth; it’s necessary to avoid decline.
 

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We put a huge a.t of.oil.on the market

The Saudis realize that oil is a dying sector once the indsutry and natioms start forci g us to use electric cars and power cities with less oil - the push is for renewable and fusion for powering cities ...

The economies of both the West and Mideast have to be able to.migrate from oil backed profits to whatever this new energy economy is going to be ....

The goal is to mak it where it won't matter what the price if oil will be, anymore than the price if wheat ....ie its going to be cheap becuase there's a lot more of it than its ability to used ...
 

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MBS has stated on multiple occasions his intention to diversify SA's economy along with their own renewable energy goals. I don't understand how any of this translates to them being "f*cked" because they reduced their production by choice.
 

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All the gulf states have been diversifying for decades, it's more of a choice to slow down oil production to make it a steady revenue in the background for the future

Saudi Arabia, Dubai and such want to emulate Israel's start up nation economy while also ramping up tourism and attracting foreign businesses/investments.

Also, they have been buying sport assets in Europe (PSG, Manchester City, Newcastle...), taking shares in many foreign companies and buying properties as well.

And specifically for Saudis, they have one of the biggest investment fund in the world and they are investing in many innovative/disruptive projects.

They'll be fine.
 

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They already made a ton of investments in other fields
 

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reads like a hit piece also no mention of Saudi dedollarizing
 

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waiting to see who wins shyt I don't know don't care about SA:manny:
 
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