Top US senator calls for action over oil production cuts – The National
- Date: 11-Oct-2022
- Source: The National
- Sector:Oil & Gas
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Top US senator calls for action over oil production cuts – The National
A top US senator urged President Joe Biden's administration on Monday to "immediately freeze all aspects” of Washington's co-operation with Saudi Arabia and threatened to block all future weapons sales in response to Riyadh's decision to cut oil production amid the Russia-Ukraine War.
Democrat Bob Menendez, who chairs the influential Senate foreign relations committee, accused Riyadh of helping to "underwrite Putin's war" through Opec+.
"I will not green-light any co-operation with Riyadh until the kingdom reassesses its position with respect to the war in Ukraine," Mr Menendez said.