The United States is said to have called on Saudi Arabia to reverse the OPEC+ oil production plan for a month, but Riyadh did not respond.

A few days before the meeting of OPEC+ on October 5, US officials warned Saudi leaders that reducing oil production mean they chose to sided with Russia in the conflict in Ukraine, weakening the support of the support of

OPEC+ consists of 13 members organizing oil exporting countries (OPEC) and 10 alliance countries, including Russia.

The United States wants Saudi Arabia to delay the plan to increase output for an additional one month, but not Riyadh responded.

Instead, Saudi Arabia relies on allies in OPEC to approve the plan to cut the output of 2 million barrels of oil per day since November. This is the largest reduction since April 2020.

According to American and Gulf officials, the Allies of Saudi Arabia initially opposed the proposal to cut production, concerned that this could lead to a recession, but eventually still passed, in order to protect solidarity in

Representatives of OPEC member states at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, October 5.

Analysts believe that the decision to reduce production is a victory for Russia and the diplomatic blow that Saudi Arabia has launched into the United States.

Biden in July came to Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in an effort to advocate the corridor without reducing oil production.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on October 5 said OPEC+ was clearly on the Russian side.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on October 11, Biden believed that it was necessary to review the relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Russia praised OPEC+ for deciding to cut oil production, helping to fight the chaos caused in the global energy market.

Saudi Arabia strengthened relations with Russia and agreed to reduce OPEC+output, Christmas diplomatic in Washington's efforts to isolate Moscow.

The White House considers OPEC+ sharply reducing oil production as a comprehensive disaster, but it cannot stop this script from becoming a reality.