Abstract
The 2008 energy crisis raises questions with regard to Saudi Arabia's status in the global oil market in general and within the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in particular. Over time, several circumstances such as disagreement amongst OPEC members, the challenge of the alternative energy industry, and the growing influence of petro-traders have restricted Saudi Arabia's influence on the oil market in general and within OPEC in particular. This commentary adds another dimension to the analysis of Saudi Arabia's status in the oil market, by defining the relations between Saudi Arabia and two leading and important oil exporters unaffiliated to any petroleum organisations: Russia and Norway.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 381-391 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Diplomacy and Statecraft |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work is supported in part by grants from the International Joint Key Project from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (2010DFB23160), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41430106, 41273092, 41103060, 41103058 and 41603083), and Public welfare project of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (201409042, 201509049), and Key Project Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province (KJ2016A432). We gratefully acknowledge all the support provided.
Funding
This work is supported in part by grants from the International Joint Key Project from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (2010DFB23160), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41430106, 41273092, 41103060, 41103058 and 41603083), and Public welfare project of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (201409042, 201509049), and Key Project Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province (KJ2016A432). We gratefully acknowledge all the support provided.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection | 201409042, 201509049 |
| Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province | KJ2016A432 |
| National Natural Science Foundation of China | 41103058, 41273092, 41103060, 41430106, 41603083 |
| Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China | 2010DFB23160 |