The United States itself is an oil exporter. Why should we suppress oil prices?

As we all know, whenever faced with weak oil prices, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will start a round of production cuts to raise oil prices. However, oil prices have continued to fall this year. The meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries not only did not say that it would reduce production, but even under the pressure of the United States, it would increase production. You know, the United States can now become the largest oil producer in the world. Falling oil prices are also bad for the United States. Why does the United States want to lower oil prices?

1. Destroy the former Soviet Union before increasing production. In fact, whether it is to suppress oil prices or raise oil prices, the economic purpose is secondary, and the key is to look at the strategic goals of the United States. During the hegemonic period between the United States and the Soviet Union, the United States forced the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase production and let oil prices fall. The purpose is to suppress the former Soviet Union. It is worth noting that the former Soviet Union is a country rich in oil and natural gas resources, and its foreign trade income basically comes from oil exports. This economic uniqueness is very fragile, and the goal of the United States is the weakness of the former Soviet Union.

From 65438 to 0985, the Reagan administration forced Saudi Arabia to increase production and implement the strategy of "reverse oil shock", which greatly increased production, depressed oil prices and dragged down the Soviet economy. The oil price war has become one of the important drivers of the final disintegration of the Soviet Union. At this time, the United States vigorously promoted the substantial increase in the output of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and its strategic goal was to target Iran, Venezuela, Russia and other countries.

2. The strategic goal exceeds the economic goal. A few days ago, the United States claimed to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal and imposed sanctions on Iran in a more severe way in order to obtain a "higher degree" of cooperation from Iran. Oil is a strong support for Iran's economic recovery. In addition, Iran's economic recovery time is still short and its capacity to increase production is still limited. Low oil prices will affect Iran's economic and even political stability. Another "enemy" of the United States is Venezuela, which is also a single oil producer. Venezuela is facing a serious economic crisis. Low oil prices not only led to its economic collapse, but also led to political collapse. In addition, the US-Russia relationship "looks beautiful", but this is not the case. In the post-Soviet era, it is still difficult for Russia to completely get rid of its dependence on oil and natural gas resources.

3. Changes in the international energy pattern. In recent years, the global oil production pattern has undergone fundamental changes. The first is the collective rise of non-OPEC countries. Oil production in Mexico, Kazakhstan and Brazil rebounded. Russia's output continued to be strong, continuing to restore the record of the Soviet era, and its share exceeded the global 12%. Secondly, the shale oil and gas revolution flooded the market with a lot of oil and natural gas resources. With the improvement and scale of technologies such as "horizontal drilling" and "high pressure fracturing", the production cost of shale oil in the United States has dropped to about half of that in the previous two years.

Finally, with the shale oil revolution, the United States has become the largest oil producer in the world. With the hegemony of petrodollars, the United States has further strengthened its control over national oil prices. Although the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the non-OPEC join hands in the hope of lowering oil prices and raising oil prices to solve the increasingly serious domestic economic crisis. However, under the pressure of the United States, Saudi Arabia will not only reduce production, but also increase production. Whoever controls oil controls all countries.