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The appointment represents the first time a member of the ruling Al Saud family has held the energy minister post in the world\u2019s top oil exporter.<\/h2>\n

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Prince Abdulaziz is a longstanding member of the top crude exporter\u2019s delegation to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) with decades of experience in the oil sector.<\/p>\n

As a veteran of Opec policy-making, Prince Abdulaziz is not expected to change the kingdom\u2019s oil policy, since he helped negotiate the current agreement between Opec and non-Opec countries to cut global crude supply to support prices and balance the market, analysts say.<\/p>\n

In 2017, he was named minister of state for energy affairs, and has worked closely with previous oil minister Ali al-Naimi as his deputy for years.<\/p>\n

Some industry insiders say the prince\u2019s lengthy experience has overcome what has always been seen as the impossibility of appointing a royal to the post of energy minister in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

The ruling Al Saud family viewed the oil portfolio as so important that giving it to a prince might upset the dynasty\u2019s delicate balance of power and risk making oil policy hostage to princely politicking, Saudi sources and diplomats say.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia has had five oil ministers since 1960, and none of them has been a royal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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