There is also the fact that, with the American playbook for regime change being what it is, there is quite a lot of skepticism about the sudden surge to promine

There is also the fact that, with the American playbook for regime change being what it is, there is quite a lot of skepticism about the sudden surge to prominence in the news cycle about the governance woes of a very oil-rich nation, irrespective of how legitimate reports of the mismanagement actually are.