Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Trump’s Big Oil Play Hinges on Saudi Cooperation – He May Be Disappointed 306 April 23, 2019 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 23 April 2019 by Stephen Bartholomeusz (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaoilOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesSaudi Arabia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 South Korea: Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically September 11, 2026. Published in HankyorehThe United States should understand that continually adding new demands will only destroy trust between allies. 0 Canada: Carney Must Be Honest about the Cost of Counter-Tariffs September 4, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics South Korea: Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically September 11, 2026. Published in HankyorehThe United States should understand that continually adding new demands will only destroy trust between allies. 0 Austria: Donald Trump, the Boogeyman September 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: The Midterm Myth Won’t Save Canada from Trump’s Tariffs September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: What We Didn’t Learn from 9/11 September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Day That Casts a Long Shadow September 10, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: Trump Reignites Tanker War in the Gulf September 10, 2026. Published in Daily News EgyptThe central objective of increasing the security and military costs imposed on Iran is not necessarily to launch an all-out war, but rather to compel the Iranian leadership to accept a new deal. 0 Related Articles Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Germany: US Oil Agreement with Venezuela: A Throwback to Colonial Methods September 4, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump is frank about his objective: to bring Venezuela’s major oil reserves under U.S. control and advance American dominance in South America. Australia: Trump Suggests He Would Not Help UK in Another Falklands Clash September 3, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald Previous articleRussia Must Avoid Booby Traps Set by West in AfricaNext articleWith US President Donald Trump, the People’s Verdict in 2020 Is the One that Counts LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment