Bin Laden was completely protected by the oil companies in this country who told President Bush not to go after him because it would piss off the Saudis.

The oil revenues of that country could bring between $50 billion and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years,

Some parts of the country are experiencing tight supplies because of unusually heavy refinery maintenance schedules. Until crude oil prices drop substantially, Americans won't see a big decline at the pump.

Japan is really the industrialized country most heavily dependent on oil imports, ... so the most direct impact of higher oil prices is on the Japanese yen.

Libya is a country with vast existing oil and gas reserves, but remains highly under-explored.

The amount of refined oil products our country imports is very small, and our diesel and gasoline demand structure is different from the international market.