Saudi Arabia is ready to join the fight for fair prices for oil for all - producers and consumers. According to the oil minister of the kingdom Ali al-Naimi, the "fair" price is around $100 per barrel. In order to reduce the current cost of a barrel ($123) to this mark, the country's government is ready to use reserve capacity. In this regard, two questions arise. First, why would one of the world's largest oil exporters fight to lower the price of a barrel?