On February 14, 1945, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia onboard the US Navy cruiser USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake segment of the Suez Canal. This first face-to-face encounter between top American and Saudi leaders served as the foundation for
If it seems like the energy globe has tilted off its axis, that’s because the balance of power in the petroleum world has shifted. Thanks to the domestic shale revolution, the US is no longer as dependent on Middle Eastern and other super-suppliers. And this is having a ripple effec