1.   OPEC countries have been pumping far more than their official quotas to take advantage of current prices, but recent data show that such cheating has been trimmed.

2.   Production may exceed that limit because some countries pump more than their allotment.

3.   These apologists never tell us what will happen when this country finally pumps out all of its oil.

4.   To reduce the risk, the United States, Japan and European countries are pumping economic aid into Palestinian cities.

5.   Without them, countries could pump as much oil as they wanted, which could flood the market and drive down prices.

6.   OPEC will lose significant market share as the high prices make it profitable for other countries to pump more crude, he said.