As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-17
WASHINGTON DC ( The Last American Vagabond)

The Russia-Saudi Oil-Price War Is a Fraud and a Farce
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
The Russia-Saudi oil-price war is a fabrication concocted by the media. There's not a word of truth to any of it. Yes, there was a dust up at an OPEC meeting in early March that led to production increases and …
globalresearch.ca/russia-saudi-oil-price-war-fraud-farce/5709856

Covid-19 quarantine could cost Russia $242 BILLION as oil price fall starts to hit budget income
rt.com | 2020-04-16
There are storms, and there are 'perfect storms.' Just days after negotiations between Russia, the US and Saudi Arabia led to a deal on crude output, there are clear signs of more turbulent seas ahead. | Read more | | Economic guru Kudrin warns Russia's unemployment could TREBLE, as Kremlin labels talk of return to 1990s chaos 'hysterical' | According to Russian economists, the financial damage caused by measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic could amount to 17.9 trillion rubles ($242 billion). Meanwhile, 15.5 million people may find thems…
rt.com/russia/486041-covid-19-quarantine-russia-cost/

Some oil producing nations agree to cut production 10%
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-16
Oil-producing nations led by Russia, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia reached an unprecedented agreement on Sunday to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, or nearly 10 percent of what is currently produced, as The New York Times reported.
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COVID-19 Mideast Updates: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
The confirmed cases of COVID-19 surpassed 76,000 in Iran on Wednesday as the slowdown in infections continued. Meanwhile, a team of Chinese medical experts arrived in Saudi Arabia to help fight the novel coronavirus. | RELATED: | Sub-Saharan Africa Won't Be Spared in Health, Economic Crisis: IMF | Iran announced 94 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising the total fatalities to 4,777, while the tally of confirmed cases surged to 76,389, up by 1,512 from a day ago. | The incr…
telesurenglish.net/news/COVID-19-Mideast-Updates-Iran-Saudi-Arabia-Turkey-Israel-20200415-0017.html

Is Putin Laying a Petroleum Trap for Trump?
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The G20 met in virtual session on April 10, ostensibly to address the crippling one-two punch brought on by the economic impact of coronavirus and the simultaneous collapse of the price of oil resulting from Russia and Saudi Arabia flooding …
globalresearch.ca/putin-laying-petroleum-trap-trump/5709710

Saudi Arabia Violates its Own Ceasefire As Yemen Announces First Cases of Coronavirus
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-10
The Saudi regime has engaged in a number of questionable activities since the global outbreak of COVID-19, including moving masses of African refugees deported from areas with coronavirus to the Yemeni border.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-violates-ceasefire-yemen-announces-first-cases-coronavirus/266547/

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/