That&#x27;s like say someone didn&#x27;t kick you in the face, physics kicked you in the face!<p>Of course it&#x27;s supply and demand, and OPEC is manipulating the market by oversupplying the market and driving every other player out of business. On the surface, it seems like they&#x27;re doing everyone a favor by driving the price down, but as soon as other players exit, they&#x27;ll raise it up sky high as the monopoly supplier.<p>This is a classic strategy that is now outlawed in the U.S. because of what Standard Oil &#x2F; Rocketfeller did in the 19th century. OPEC is getting away with it because there&#x27;s no international law that forbids predatory pricing.<p>Don&#x27;t let the Saudis fool you. Oil accounts for 80% of their GDP and the low price is completely unsustainable for them. They have no intention of keeping the price low forever, just long enough to burn other producers.