This seismic shake-up has come on the back of the steep and sustained drop in oil prices – from a peak of $115 per barrel in June 2014 to under $35 at the end of February 2016 – and marks a massive change of direction for the world's largest petroleum exporter, also the de facto leader of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). More @Wikipedia
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