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Will Saudi Arabia flood the oil market again?

Looking beyond the headlines from the failed deal in Doha over the weekend there are two interesting points which are worth considering. First, the suggestion that Saudi Arabia could turn on the taps if there was not an agreement to freeze output and, second, the latest comments from Iran suggesting that the country will reach its pre-sanctions level of oil output by June.

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