•"Relative to demand, oil is no longer in plentiful supply. The time when we could count on cheap oil and even cheaper natural gas is clearly ending."David O'Reilly, chairman and CEO of ChevronTexaco Corp.
•"We would like to see the [crude oil] price get back to around $25 a barrel, somewhere around there."Allan Hubbard, director of the White House National Economic Council. May, 2005.
•"The reality is, this thing is extremely complicated. My honest view is that anybody who tells you that they have a clear picture probably doesn't understand the problem."Robert Hirsch, an energy analyst at Santa Monica-based Science Applications International Corp. May, 2005.
•"We need an energy policy that encourages consumption."George W. Bush
•"The only real strategy on oil is to use less of it."Roger Altman, deputy Treasury secretary in 1st Clinton administration
•Depopulation should be the highest priority of US foreign policy towards the third world.Dr. Henry Kissenger. (He cited reasons of national security, and because the US economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries… wherever a lessening of population can increase the prospects for such stability, population policy becomes relevant to resources, supplies and to the economic interests of the US.)
•"The greatest thing to come out of this for the world economy, if you could put it that way, would be US$20 a barrel for oil. That's bigger than any tax cut in any country."Rupert Murdoch. February, 2003.