Wall Street Journal | Saudis Wager On Higher Oil Prices to Drive Economic Diversification Wall Street Journal JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia's decision to push for an OPEC deal to reduce crude-oil production and boost prices traces back to the kingdom's need to diversify its economy away from crude oil exports. In its thrust toward diversification, the ... Opec deal pushes oil price up to $54 a barrel Oil prices keep surging after OPEC hashes out a deal to cut production Oil prices extend gains in wake of Opec deal |