Bush Oil Request Rejected

May 16, 2008

President Bush, after traveling to Israel and other parts of the Middle East, stopped off in Saudi Arabia yesterday to discuss the rising cost of oil with King Abdullah. After a meeting on Friday, the Saudis announced that they won’t be increasing production anytime soon, stating that while oil demand is high, consumer are not facing an oil shortage. This was the second trip to Saudi Arabia for the president this year. In a visit in January, the president also made a request for boost in oil production to ease cost pressures but was soundly rejected. Saudi Arabia is the largest supplier of oil to the United States.

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