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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">centero</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2542-0240</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2587-9324</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Center for Crisis Society Studies</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31249/kgt/2025.03.05</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">centero-1802</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Российский опыт</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Russian Experience</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Нефтяной фактор в российско-саудовских отношениях на современном этапе</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The Oil Factor in Russian-Saudi Relations at the Present Stage</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5937-8786</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Останин-Головня</surname><given-names>В. Д.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Ostanin-Golovnya</surname><given-names>V. D.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Василий Дмитриевич Останин-Головня, научный сотрудник Отдела Ближнего и Постсоветского Востока</p><p>Нахимовский проспект, д. 51/21, г. Москва, 117418</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vasily D. Ostanin-Golovnya, Researcher, Department of Middle and Post-Soviet East</p><p>Nakhimovsky Avenue, 51/21, Moscow, 117418</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">ostanin-golovnya@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт научной информации по общественным наукам Российской академии наук (ИНИОН РАН)</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN)</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>11</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>18</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>84</fpage><lpage>97</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Останин-Головня В.Д., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Останин-Головня В.Д.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Ostanin-Golovnya V.D.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/1802">https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/1802</self-uri><abstract><p>Статья посвящена анализу роли нефтяного фактора в развитии российско-саудовских отношений на современном этапе. Показано, что, несмотря на существенные геополитические разногласия между Москвой и Эр-Риядом по ключевым вопросам ближневосточной повестки, энергетическое взаимодействие двух стран продолжает развиваться поступательно. Особое внимание уделено формированию фор‑ мата ОПЕК+, ставшего эффективным инструментом координации нефтяной политики крупнейших экспортеров углеводородов. Рассмотрены основные этапы развития двусторонних отношений – от начала 2000‑х годов, когда сто́роны преодолели первые разногласия, до пандемии COVID-19, начала острой фазы украинского конфликта и последовавших за этим кризисных явлений на мировом нефтяном рынке. Автор подчеркивает особую роль личных контактов лидеров России и Саудовской Аравии в урегулировании возникающих противоречий и достижении компромиссов по вопросам регулирования объемов добычи нефти. В современной дипломатической стратегии Эр-Рияда прослеживается многовекторный подход, при котором Россия позиционируется как важный партнер в энергетической сфере, обладающий значительным влиянием на мировом нефтяном рынке.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article analyzes the role of the oil factor in the development of Russian-Saudi relations at the present stage. It is shown that despite significant geopolitical differences between Moscow and Riyadh on key issues of the Middle East agenda, energy cooperation between the two countries continues to develop progressively. Particular attention is paid to the formation of the OPEC+ format, which has become an effective tool for coordinating the oil policies of the largest hydrocarbon exporters. The main stages of the development of bilateral relations are examined – from the early 2000s, when the parties overcame their first differences, to the COVID-19 pandemic, the beginning of the acute phase of the Ukrainian conflict and the subsequent crisis phenomena in the global oil market. The author emphasizes the special role of personal contacts between the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia in resolving emerging contradictions and reaching compromises on regulating oil production volumes. Riyadh’s modern diplomatic strategy demonstrates a multi-vector approach, in which Russia is positioned as an important partner in the energy sector, with significant influence on the global oil market.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Россия</kwd><kwd>Саудовская Аравия</kwd><kwd>российско-саудовские отношения</kwd><kwd>нефтяной фактор</kwd><kwd>ОПЕК</kwd><kwd>ОПЕК+</kwd><kwd>Глобальный Юг</kwd><kwd>энергетическая дипломатия</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Russia</kwd><kwd>Saudi Arabia</kwd><kwd>Russian-Saudi relations</kwd><kwd>oil factor</kwd><kwd>OPEC</kwd><kwd>OPEC+</kwd><kwd>Global South</kwd><kwd>energy diplomacy</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Исследование выполнено при поддержке гранта Российского научного фонда № 25-28-01479 «Новое “открытие” Россией Юго-Западной и Южной Азии: взаимозависимость внешнеэкономических связей и геополитики», https://rscf.ru/project/25-28-01479/</funding-statement><funding-statement xml:lang="en">The research is accomplished under the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 25-28-01479, https://rscf.ru/project/25-28-01479/</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Аватков В.А., Останин-Головня В.Д. 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