I’m sure on Obama’s recent trip to Saudi he reassured them he is doing everything he can to stop fracking and the pipeline.
I don’t think that went as well as the Saudis expected. Obama pointedly wasn’t invited to stay for dinner. Drilling for natural gas has been going on for a long time. What the Saudis apparently didn’t note is that it’s not on federal land and the companies comply with regulations. The feds can’t do squat. Capitalism is merrily and greedily involved in the usual money making that will eventually drastically affect the price of oil.
When the world loses its largest buyer of oil because it’s become independent, it’s a game changer.