Saudi Arabia’s Message to Biden

US President Joe Biden at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFI via Getty Images

After a closely-watched visit and a fist-bump broadcast around the world, US President Joe Biden departed Saudi Arabia without a firm commitment on oil production.

Saudi ministers insisted that any policy decisions will be taken according to market logic, within the OPEC+ coalition.