"Our" State Department is owned by the Saudis.
Yep, the Saudis have way too much influence on our foreign policy and our energy policy. That’s a big reason why this administration is so hostile towards the US oil industry and oil drilling off the US coasts. The Saudis don’t want the competition from the technically brilliant US oil industry and the vast amounts of oil we can produce in the US. The Saudis want us to continue importing huge amounts of oil from them at $80 per barrel instead of producing our own oil here.