David Fickling, Columnist

Trump Must Be Careful With His Oil Price Wishes

It’s the supply side that’s looking tight.

July 2, 2018 at 8:08 AM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

The problem is getting all that oil to market.
Photographer: Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images

Provide news feedback or report an error

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

This article is for subscribers only.

If oil prices are “to high,” as President Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend, there’s one obvious culprit — a supply side of the global market that’s looking, um, to tight:

Consider the position of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, for instance.