US-OPEC oil controversy spotlights Saudi Arabia ties - analysis
OPEC is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1960 in Baghdad, and their decision to cut oil production is seen as potentially upsetting the US mid-term elections
The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016. (photo credit: RAMZI BOUDINA/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: