Financial Times | Oil market's new political reality after Saudi Arabian arrests Financial Times For much of the recent past, oil prices have been driven primarily by supply side issues, including the ongoing tug of war between cost-saving technological advances in shale production versus concerns about supply disruptions in the more fragile oil ... Oil falls 2 percent on rising US output, global demand concern OPEC may expand to include allied oil producers, UAE energy minister says UAE Joins Gathering Consensus to Extend Oil Output Cuts |