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Saudi Arabia rejects Bush’s request for increased oil output
Riyad, Saudi Arabia (Washingtonpost.com): Saudi Arabia Friday rejected the idea of increasing oil production to help ease soaring gasoline prices, telling President Bush that the kingdom already is meeting its customers’ demand for crude.
The apparent rebuff came as Bush appealed to Saudi King Abdullah to use his country’s vast oil reserves — the world’s [...]
Oil Prices Surge as Bush meets with Saudi King
London, UK (FT.com): Crude oil prices on Friday hit a fresh record high of almost $128 a barrel boosted by a bullish forecast from Goldman Sachs and as US President George W. Bush asked Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, for help to lower skyrocketing energy prices.
Bush, on his second visit to Saudi Arabia [...]
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