Because of its oil policies, a Republican senator is submitting a project to withdraw US forces from Saudi Arabia

On Thursday, the Republican Senator in the US Senate Bill Cassidy presented a draft law to withdraw his country's forces from Saudi Arabia, thereby increasing the pressure on the kingdom to reduce its oil production, to push prices up after a record decline that affected American energy companies. This project adds to a set of pressures exercised by Congress and the House. White on Riyadh to cut its oil supplies.

Bill Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, the oil-producing state, is to withdraw US forces 30 days after approval, a month faster than a similar bill presented by two other Republicans last month.

Senator Cassidy presented the bill at a time when the "OPEC Plus" group - a group of oil producers that includes Saudi Arabia and other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies outside the organization, most notably Russia - is close to concluding a deal to reduce oil production by about 15 million barrels Daily, which is equivalent to 15% of global production.

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The outbreak of the new Corona virus led to a significant decline in demand for oil, while Saudi Arabia and Russia pumped additional quantities of crude, which pushed prices to their lowest level in 18 years.

Cassidy said that additional Saudi oil made it impossible for American energy companies to compete in the oil market, adding that "withdrawing the forces present to protect others is an acknowledgment that friendship and support are a two-way street."

In order for the Republican lawmaker to turn into a law, he must obtain the approval of the Senate and House of Representatives, then US President Donald Trump will sign it.

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Fifty two Republicans in the House of Representatives had warned two days ago in a letter to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that economic and military cooperation between Washington and Riyadh is at risk in the event that Saudi Arabia fails to address the current oil crisis, by cutting production and restoring balance to energy markets.

The letter said that US lawmakers will support any measures the Trump administration deems appropriate if Saudi Arabia fails to act with integrity to end the energy market crisis.

The US President had threatened to increase the fees on oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia if the sharp drop in crude prices did not end, but this step contradicted some pressure points in America, including the American Petroleum Institute, which said that increasing the fees would exacerbate the costs on American oil refineries.