> Scarcity? Last night, I heard a talk by list alum Greg Nowell on all
> the powerplays in the ME. Among his arguments was the claim that U.S.
> oil interests want to keep Iraqi oil off the market to keep the price
> up. Also, he thought the U.S. was cultivating Russia as a replacement
> for or supplement to Saudia Arabia's role as swing producer.
>
> Doug