Who was behind it I do not know, there are many anyway. However they are laying the blame (it's what we do), on the Saudi's.

Now think of this folks, if the current dollar (world reserve currency) is based on an accord back in the 70's to "Protect" Saudi Arabia in return for selling oil only in Dollars, if that goes away... so too does the dollar.

As they say.... "we live in interesting times."