CNBC | Oil 'maestro' al-Naimi exits, signaling an end to the 'Saudi put' CNBC The end of Ali al-Naimi's more than two-decade tenure as Saudi Arabia's oil minister signals a new era for crude markets, analysts said on Saturday, and appeared to be a reaffirmation of Saudi policy to let oil set its own pricing. On Saturday, Saudi ... Saudi Arabia Dismisses Its Powerful Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi Saudi Arabia government overhaul sees oil minister removed Here's what the departure of Saudi Arabia's al-Naimi means for oil prices |