Could you please source that claim? I’d like to see the evidence for that.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/oil-crash-hidden-consequences-213550
>The Saudis are risking everything on their misguided attempt to destroy America’s shale oil and gas industry. We have shut down thousands of rigs and shed 200,000 jobs. New investment is non-existent and nations around the world—from the Middle East to Central America, whose economies are wholly dependent on oil exports—are on the brink of economic collapse.
The part about destroying Shale oil production was in the open. Obama’s part of the plan won’t be found in any MSN publications for the usual reasons of censorship, but it wouldn’t have happened with US government approval. The timing for the KSA push happened right after Russian curb stomped Obama on attacking Syria with NATO jets.