The petrodollar agreement between US and Saudi Arabia is controversial about whether it actually existed; Saudi currency remains pegged to the dollar and functional currency for global oil industry (investments, sales) is dollar-denominated, including historically Russian gas exports to Europe.
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“the terms whether there was an agreement or not and everything else is quite controversial... Saudi currency remains pegged to the dollar and the functional uh currency of the global oil industry... is essentially all dollar denominated”
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'Never Before Seen' Oversupply Of Oil To Collapse Crude Price? | Doomberg & Paul Sankey— David LinCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:45:10 PM
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