COLUMN-Is Saudi Arabia winning the war against shale? Kemp
 

The views expressed are his own) * Chart 1: http://tmsnrt.rs/1RQ86rg * Chart 2: http://tmsnrt.rs/1RQ9eeq * Chart 3: http://tmsnrt.rs/1RQ8KoD * Chart 4: http://tmsnrt.rs/1RQ8Oob By John Kemp LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Saudi officials insist the kingdom's oil production strategy is **t aimed at putting U.S. shale producers out of business, a message that has been repeated to visiting U.S. policymakers. The United States remains the kingdom's most important security partner, and Saudi officials do **t want to be seen to be deliberately trying to halt the shale revolution. Rising domestic oil production is important to U.S. policymakers because it has given the United States a greater sense of energy security, and the Saudis remain keen **t to offend their most important ally.

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