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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Apparently the US administration is not happy with current prices:



More: U.S. asked OPEC to hike oil output by 1 million barrels a day amid surging gas prices: sources | Financial Post

'The U.S. can secure its freedom in the use of oil by recognizing the necessity of importing it in increasing volume over time,and you can import it most freely from Saudi Arabia...The interests of Saudi Arabia and oil independents are best served by cooperation that keeps oil prices down and alternative energy uneconomical.'
Saudi oil minister,to,the Independent Petroleum Association of America,November,1989 (15th anniversary of the 1973 oil embargo)