1.   And the more oil consumers want, the more expensive it will become.

2.   As a result, real incomes and spending are reduced among the oil consumers.

3.   Aghazadeh is attending the Fourth International Energy Conference here, a three-day meeting grouping oil consumers and producers.

4.   After the lawsuits recovered billions of dollars, oil consumers began fighting among themselves over how to divide the spoils.

5.   The ruling dashed the hopes of utilities, paper manufacturers and other oil consumers hoping to boost their take by hundreds of millions of dollars.

6.   The record was set before the Arab oil embargo forced consumers to reduce their consumption of natural gas and other fuels.

7.   For OPEC, that means no price reductions, although that would be a good deal for oil consumers.

8.   Future meetings should include oil consumers like the Philippines and Singapore and oil producers from the Middle East, he told The Associated Press.

9.   OPEC ministers came to town this week after suffering through a depressing spring, although the big drop in oil prices was welcome news for oil consumers.

10.   That would be welcome news for oil consumers, but bad luck for OPEC and other oil producers.